Understanding the Enlightenment Movement
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Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic emphasized by the Enlightenment movement?

  • Religious dogma (correct)
  • Humanism
  • Reason
  • Individualism

    • What inspired Newton's theory of gravity?

  • Conducting experiments with pendulums
  • An apple falling from a tree (correct)
  • Studying the works of Galileo
  • Observing the motion of planets

    • Before the Enlightenment, where did people primarily seek understanding about the world?

  • Philosophical debates
  • Empirical observations
  • Scientific experiments
  • The church's teachings (correct)

    • Which thinker is NOT mentioned in the text as contributing to the Enlightenment ideas?

    <p>Immanuel Kant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Enlightenment thinkers focus on in addition to societal issues?

    <p>Government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the Enlightenment period begin?

    <p>Late 17th century</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Enlightenment thinkers emphasize in contrast to the church's teachings?

    <p>Skepticism and reason</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the primary causes of the Enlightenment?

    <p>The Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the central theme of the Renaissance that carried over into the Enlightenment Era?

    <p>Humanism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Protestant Reformation challenge?

    <p>The authority and practices of the Catholic Church</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Scientific Revolution focus on?

    <p>Biology, astronomy, physics, math, and anatomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the Enlightenment on the distribution of power?

    <p>It helped distribute power so that the church did not hold it all</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was NOT an impact of the Enlightenment?

    <p>Promoting the idea of a theocratic government</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and Montesquieu contribute to?

    <p>The distribution of knowledge on ideas like separating power in government and ensuring a government works for the people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of indulgences sold by the Catholic Church?

    <p>To lessen an individual's time in purgatory before going to heaven</p> Signup and view all the answers

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