World history: The Enlightenment

In the 1700s, an effect of the Enlightenment was... A rise in support for representative government. The creation of new Protestant churches across Europe. An increase in new scientific discoveries and methods. The return to classical ideas such as humanism and realism.

A rise in support for representative government.

Which three topics became a major focus of the Enlightenment? Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics. Classicism, Humanism, Realism. Authority, Rights, Responsibility. Faith, Religion, Spirituality.

Authority, Rights, Responsibility.

One of Baron de Montesquieu's key ideas was Separation church and state. Creating checks and balances. Establishing natural rights. Establishing equality within society.

Creating checks and balances.

Baron de Montesquieu was an Enlightenment philosopher from... Belgium. England. France. Germany.

France.

Which statement BEST characterized the ideas of John Locke. People are naturally reasonable. People are naturally selfish and violent. Governments create unequal societies. Government should be separate from religion.

People are naturally reasonable.

In France, philosophers discussed Enlightenment ideas in.... Barbershops. Restaurants. Salons. Taverns.

Salons.

A political effect of the Enlightenment was that... Some monarchs embraced new ideas from the movement. Support for rebels fighting the French Revolution decreased. Many people rejected the idea of representative government. The constitutional monarchy in England came to an end.

Some monarchs embraced new ideas from the movement.

How did the English Civil War affect the Enlightenment? The English Civil War led to concept of a " divine right" to rule, which was developed in greater detail by Enlightenment thinkers. The English Civil War caused many people to question the role of the government, which sparked the imagination of Enlightenment thinker. The English Civil War established the authority of monarchs, who were supported by Enlightenment thinkers. The English Civil War promoted the idea of absolutism, which was embraced by Enlightenment thinkers.

The English Civil War caused many people to question the role of the government, which sparked the imagination of Enlightenment thinker.

Who wrote The Leviathan in 1651? Thomas Hobbes. John Locke. Baron de Montesquieu. Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Thomas Hobbes.

Many Enlightenment ideas were incorporated into... The laws of monarchs who believed in absolute rule. The founding documents for the United States. The peace treaty at the end of the English Civil War. The practices and policies of the Catholic Church.

The founding documents for the United States.