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| 1. What is the Enlightenment? |
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| The Enlightenment was a period of philosophical and scientific advancement in the 1700's. |
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| 2. Who was involved with the Enlightenment? |
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| Philosophers such as John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, and Voltaire were just some of the people involved. |
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| 3. What was the Enlightenment about? |
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| The Enlightenment was about the advancement in the arts and sciences. |
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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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| The Enlightenment brought the world out of what was known as "The Dark Ages." |
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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 was one of these philosophers. He is best known for his "Socratic 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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| Plato was the famous student of Socrates. He is known for his political idea of a society run by philosopher-kings. |
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| 9. Who is one of the 3 Greek Philosophers & what is he known for? (concepts & writings) |
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| Aristotle was the student of Plato. He is known as many of his ideas can be seen in Western Society. |
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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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| Thomas Hobbes. He is known for his idea of social contracts. |
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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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| John Locke. He is known for his belief in natural rights. |
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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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| Voltaire. He is known for his ad-vocation for freedom of speech. |
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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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| Baron de Montesquieu. He is best known for his idea about the three branches of government. |
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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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| Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He is known for believing that government and society corrupted people. |
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| 15. What was the Scientific Revolution? |
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| This was when modern science and scientific thought began to emerge in the world. |
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