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| 1. What is the Enlightenment? |
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| a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions. |
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| 2. Who was involved with the Enlightenment? |
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| European politics, philosophy, science and communications. |
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| 3. What was the Enlightenment about? |
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| It was about making a change that all of the answers are based on logic and mathematics. |
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| 4. When did the Enlightenment take place? |
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| 5. Where did the Enlightenment take place? |
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| 6. Why did the Enlightenment occur? |
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| Because it was the age of reason. |
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| 7. Who is one of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? |
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Socrates
ancient Athenian philosopher, the "Socratic Method" is named for his process of questioning to discover answers |
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| 8. Who is one of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? |
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Plato
ancient Athenian philosopher, most-famous student of Socrates, known for his ideal leaders "Philosopher-Kings" |
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| 9. Who is one of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? |
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Aristotle
one of the greatest of the ancient Athenian philosophers, his writings were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy |
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| 10. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for. |
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Thomas Hobbes
English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings (1588-1679) |
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| 11. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for. |
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John Locke
Philosopher who thought people were basically reasonable and moral, and believed in natural rights |
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| 12. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for. |
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Believed people in the natural state were basically good, but that they were corrupted by the evils of society, especially due to the unequal distribution of wealth |
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| 13. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for. |
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Baron de Montesquieu
French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers (1689-1755) |
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| 14. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for. |
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Voltaire
French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment, defender of free speech |
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| 15. What was the Scientific Revolution? |
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The scientific revolution is a concept used by historians to describe the emergence of modern science. |
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