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Unit 2
15
History
10th Grade
02/05/2017

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1.What is the Enlightenment?
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a movement in the 18th century
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2. Who was involved with the Enlightenment?
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The Enlightenment Thinkers
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3. What was the Enlightenment about?
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advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions
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4. When did the Enlightenment take place?
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18th century
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5. Where did the Enlightenment take place?
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Europe
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6. Why did the Enlightenment occur?
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People were looking for reasons for different things
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7. Who is one of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? (concepts & writings)
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Socrates. He is known for the Socrates Method
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8. Who is one of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? (concepts & writings)
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Aristotle. He is known for his writings that were the first to create a comprehensive system of Western philosophy
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9. Who is one of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? (concepts & writings)
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Plato. He is known for being the student of Socrates
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10. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for (writings, views on people, government)?
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Montesquieu thought of the 3 branches. Executive, Judicial, and Legislative.
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11. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for (writings, views on people, government)?
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed people in a natural state were good
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12. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for (writings, views on people, government)?
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John Locke thought people were reasonable and moral
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13. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for (writings, views on people, government)?
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Voltaire was a defender of freedom of speech
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14. Who is one of the 5 main Enlightenment Thinkers & what is he most-known for (writings, views on people, government)?
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Thomas Hobbes advocated absolute sovereignty
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15. What was the Scientific Revolution?
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used by historians to describe the emergence of modern science during the early modern period.
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