Enlightenment and Its Impact
History ⇒ World History
Enlightenment and Its Impact starts at 10 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe how Enlightenment ideas influenced the Indian reform movements in the 19th century.
Describe one way in which the Enlightenment influenced the French Revolution.
Describe the role of salons in the spread of Enlightenment ideas.
Explain how Enlightenment ideas contributed to the rise of nationalism in Europe.
Explain the impact of Enlightenment ideas on education.
Explain the impact of Enlightenment ideas on the development of modern democracies.
Explain the term 'philosophes' in the context of the Enlightenment.
Explain the term 'social contract' as used by Enlightenment philosophers.
The Enlightenment period mainly took place during which centuries? (1) 14th–15th (2) 16th–17th (3) 17th–18th (4) 19th–20th
Which document was directly influenced by Enlightenment ideas? (1) Magna Carta (2) Declaration of Independence (3) Treaty of Versailles (4) Edict of Nantes
Which Enlightenment thinker argued that women should have equal rights as men? (1) Mary Wollstonecraft (2) Voltaire (3) Rousseau (4) Montesquieu
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that people are born good but are corrupted by society? (1) Rousseau (2) Hobbes (3) Locke (4) Voltaire
Fill in the blank: The Enlightenment encouraged the development of ________ societies, where religion and government are separate.
Fill in the blank: The Enlightenment encouraged the use of ________ and logic to understand the world.
Immanuel Kant’s essay 'What is Enlightenment?' defined Enlightenment as ________.
The concept of 'separation of powers' was introduced by ________.
True or False: Enlightenment thinkers generally supported absolute monarchy.
True or False: The Enlightenment encouraged people to question traditional authority and to use reason.
True or False: The Enlightenment had no impact on the American and French Revolutions.
True or False: The Enlightenment had no influence on the abolition of slavery.
