Try to answer the following questions. Click the arrow next to the question to reveal the answer.

 

In what century did the Scientific Revolution take place?

17th

What “law” is Sir Isaac Newton best known for discovering?

law of gravity

What are the philosophies of the Enlightenment based on?

reason

What English “Enlightened” philosopher developed the “Social Contract Theory of Government”?

John Locke

What institution did the Enlightened Philosophers often battle with?

the church

What is the French term for an Enlightened philosopher?

Philosophe

What were the meeting places of Enlightened philosophers called?

salons

 

(Questions and answers from GVL, World History)