The Enlightenment

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10th Grade

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RI.8.1, RI.8.8, RL.11-12.1

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Krystal Castro

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The Enlightenment

Intro

Open Ended

What do you think the Age of Enlightenment is about?

Type response here

Fill in the Blanks

The Enlightenment places emphasis on

Type answer...

Multiple Select

Enlightenment thinkers were influenced by which of the following:

The Scientific Revolution

The Reniassance & Reformation

Christian Virtues & Beliefs

Open Ended

Name a famous Scientist that you know of.

Type response here

Multiple Choice

The Enlightenment led to the belief of individual rights and how government should uphold them.

True

False

Poll

Which do you think The Enlightnment influenced?

Monarchs

American Revolution

French Revolution

Protestant Reformation

Multiple Select

Which documents where influenced by The Enlightenment

The Declaration of Independence

The U.S. Constitution

The Bill of Rights

The Declaration of Human Rights

The Edit of Milian

Multiple Choice

What is another name for the Enlightenment?

The Age of Reason

The Age of Great Philosophers

The Age of Religion

The Age of Revolution

Multiple Choice

The Enlightenment is

a time of rebirth

a time when science ruled

a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world

a time when technology ruled

Multiple Choice

Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?

power and privilege

money and fame

good looks and charm

reason and logic

Multiple Choice

During The Enlightenment, people developed new ideas about ...

the level of control they should have over their government

the level of control the Sun exerts on Earth's orbit

how their food crops should be grown

how their houses should be arranged

Multiple Choice

During which years was the Enlightenment occurring in the world?

1701 - 1788

1776 - 1865

1715 - 1789

1987 - 2017

Multiple Choice

During the Enlightenment people wanted to rid religious faith of what?

Superstition and fear

Their old beliefs

Any new ideas that scientists presented to them

Multiple Choice

Group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment.

Sorcerers

Musketeers

Philosophes

Critics

Multiple Choice

What type of document did the Enlightenment thinkers support?

Totalitarian

Absolute monarchy

unlimited government

limited government

Multiple Choice

Enlightenment philosophy emphasized that this ability is unique to humans.

the ability to Reason

the ability to Think

the ability to follow natural laws

the ability to feel emotions

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