Which statement expresses an idea of the Enlightenment?

All individuals have natural rights.

Which solution would Baron de Montesquieu offer to avoid the enactment of tyrannical laws?

separating the powers of government

The writings of the 18th-century philosophers Diderot, Rousseau, and Voltaire influenced the

policies of the enlightened despots

Philosophers of the Enlightenment period believed that society could best be improved by

applying reason and the laws of nature

One contribution that John Locke made to Enlightenment philosophy was the idea that

governments should be based on the consent of the people

Which idea became a central belief of the Enlightenment?

The use of reason would lead to human progress.

One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they

encouraged the spread of new ideas

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Which statement expresses an idea of the Enlightenment?
Those who are the most fit will survive and succeed.
The king is sacred and answers only to God.
All individuals have natural rights.
History is a continuous struggle between social classes.
2
Which solution would Baron de Montesquieu offer to avoid the enactment of tyrannical laws?
granting freedom of speech
reinstating absolute monarchies
limiting natural laws
separating the powers of government
3
Adam Smith believed the free market should regulate business. He was a supporter of
laissez faire
government regulation of business
natural rights
absolute monarchies
4
Which period had the greatest influence on the Enlightenment ideas of natural law and reason?
Scientific Revolution
Pax Romana
Middles Ages
Age of Exploration
5
The writings of the 18th-century philosophers Diderot, Rousseau, and Voltaire influenced the
spread of imperialism to Africa and Asia
start of the Neolithic Revolution
policies of the enlightened despots
success of the German unification movement
6
Philosophers of the Enlightenment period believed that society could best be improved by
studying the practices of successful leaders
borrowing ideas from ancient Greece and Rome
applying reason and the laws of nature
relying on faith and divine right
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One contribution that John Locke made to Enlightenment philosophy was the idea that
governments should be based on the consent of the people
absolute monarchies should continue
individual rights should be denied
the punishment should fit the crime
8
The ideas of Rousseau, Voltaire, and Montesquieu most influenced
the growing power of priests in the Roman Catholic Church
movements for political reform
the rise of industrial capitalism
improvements in the working conditions of factory workers
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Which idea became a central belief of the Enlightenment?
The use of reason would lead to human progress.
The ancient Romans had the best form of government.
Mathematics could be used to solve all human problems.
People should give up their natural rights to their rulers
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One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they
rejected Renaissance individualism
encouraged the spread of new ideas
led to the Protestant Reformation
strengthened traditional institutions

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