Question | Answer |
What was Enlightenment? | The age of reason and science, when people relied on their beliefs and challenged traditional teachings. |
Who influenced Thomas Jefferson? | John Locke |
What kind of people were involved in the Enlightenment? | Upper-class people |
What kind of people were involved in the Great Awakening? | Lower-class people and working-class |
What was the Great Awakening? | Religious revival when the people were empowered to challenge the Church's authority |
What were both the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment important? | They influenced important figures in the American Revolution. |
In the Enlightenment, people challenged everything except..... | Patriarchy (Men rule) |
Who were the most important figures of the Enlightenment? | Copernicus, Voltaire, Galileo, and Newton |
What did Voltaire believed of God? | God was our creator who was less involved in human's affairs and allowed people to shape events. (Clock maker analogy) |
What were women's role in the Enlightenment? | There were many female scientists, but few were well-known. The upper-class were less educated than men. |
Why was Margaret Cavendish an important figure in the Enlightenment? | She published 14 books, from history to atomic physics |
What did Emily du Chalet do in the Enlightenment? | Helped Voltaire write books about Newton |
What did John Locke believed in? | Democracy and social agreement |
Where did the Enlightenment start? | Europe |
Where did the Great Awakening start? | The American colonies |
Who were the most important figures of the Great Awakening? | Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, William and Gilbert Tennent |