12 Questions
According to Rousseau, what did he believe about people?
People are naturally good
What did people during the Enlightenment value over blind acceptance?
Reason
What did the Enlightenment thinkers question?
The authority of their leaders
True or false: Rousseau believed that people were naturally corrupt and needed strict rules to maintain order?
False
True or false: The Enlightenment thinkers valued reason and logical thinking over blind acceptance?
True
True or false: The concept of the social contract is about people giving up some freedoms in exchange for the government looking out for their well-being?
True
Match the following Enlightenment thinkers with their key ideas:
Jean-Jacques Rousseau = Social contract and natural goodness of people Voltaire = Freedom of speech John Locke = Natural rights of life, liberty, and property
Match the following activities with their objectives:
Enlightened Portraits = Students create portraits of major Enlightenment thinkers Question Everything Collage = Showcase the spirit of the Enlightenment Natural Rights Triptych = Explore Locke’s concepts of life, liberty, and property Social Contract House Agreement = Understand Rousseau’s idea in a practical house setting
Match the following Enlightenment concepts with their definitions:
Social Contract = People give up some freedoms to live in a community Reason = Using evidence and logical thinking to understand and improve the world Natural Rights = The rights of life, liberty, and property
What was Rousseau's idea of the social contract?
Rousseau's idea of the social contract is about people working together to create a society where everyone agrees on certain rules for the good of everyone. And if those rules aren't fair, it's up to the people to make changes.
What did people during the Enlightenment value over blind acceptance?
During the Enlightenment, people valued reason and logical thinking over blind acceptance.
Name three activities that can be done to explore and showcase the spirit of the Enlightenment.
Three activities that can be done to explore and showcase the spirit of the Enlightenment are: 1) "Enlightened Portraits" where students create portraits of major Enlightenment thinkers using mixed media, 2) "Question Everything" Collage where students create a collage representing the questioning nature of the Enlightenment era, and 3) "Natural Rights" Triptych where students illustrate Locke's concepts of life, liberty, and property.
Test your knowledge on the Enlightenment, the intellectual movement that revolutionized thinking in the late 1600s and 1700s. Discover how thinkers challenged traditional beliefs and embraced reason and inquiry. Explore the key ideas and figures of this transformative period in history.
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