JEOPARDY The Enlightenment

Philosophes Vocabulary England RevolutionaryWar Art and Artists Art and Artists Enlightenment

Jean-Jacques Rousseau He stated that primitive man was innocent and pure before being corrupted by nature.

Who was Baron de Montesquieu? He wrote the “ Spirit of the Laws”, which stated that the government should be separated into three branches of government.

Who was Thomas Hobbes? He thought all men were morally corrupt and had to enter into a contract with the ruler in order to protect them from each other.

Who was Voltaire? Francois Marie Arouet, he became the symbol of the Enlightenment and defended freedom of speech.

This work, “The Two Treatises of Government” argued that people formed governments to protect natural rights. Who is John Locke?

The group of philosophes concerned with the economy. Who were the physiocrats?

The economic policy that states that government should not interfere in business, ( French). What is laissez faire?

The type of art that was larger than life, on a grand, colorful, ornate, almost gaudy scale. What is baroque?

The type of government that was unique to England in the early 1700s. What is constitutional government?

Cromwell’s and Parliament’s mercantilist economic policy towards the American colonies allowing them to only use English shipping. What were the Navigation Acts?

The Political party that formed in England and represented urban business, religious toleration and favored Parliament over the king. Who were the Whigs?

The merging of England and Scotland in What is the Act of Union?

England’s first Prime Minister. Who was Robert Walpole?

This is the political party of England that supported the king, the Anglican church, and landed aristocrats. Who were the Tories?

The English king who went crazy after the colonies revolted from England. King George III ( Hanoverians)

The Dutch artist who painted scenes of the middle class and portrayed light and shadow in his portraits. Who was Rembrandt?

This is the style of art that was personal, refined, and used delicate flowers and shells. What is rococo?

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He was the child prodigy who later wrote operas, symphonies, and died at the young age of 35. Who was Mozart?

He wrote the famous novel, Robinson Crusoe. Who was Daniel Defoe?

He was the composer who wrote religious music for the organ and was from a family of famous German composers. Who was Johann Sebastian Bach?

This was the battle that ended the Revolutionary War. What was the Battle of Yorktown?

This is the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that called the English king, George III, a tyrant. What was Common Sense?

This battle was the turning point of the revolutionary War and briought the French into the conflict on the American side. What was the Battle of Saratoga?

This was the Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War. What was the Treaty of Paris 1783 ?

This was another name for the first ten amendments added to the U.S. Constitution. What was the Bill of Rights?

He wrote most of the Declaration of Independence. Who was Thomas Jefferson?

He wrote the Choral work of music often heard at Christmas. Who was Frederick Handel

Who was Mary Wollstonecraft? This philosopher wrote the Vinidication of the “Rights of Women” the basis for modern feminism.

Who was Madame Geoffrin? She was the famous French saloniere.

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Who was Denis Diderot? He was the editor and writer of the French Encyclopedia.