The Enlightment #2

Question 1

Long Parliament

Answer 1

The Long Parliament was an English Parliament which lasted from 1640 until 1660. It followed the fiasco of the Short Parliament which had been held for three weeks during the spring of 1640, and which in its turn had followed an 11-years parliamentary absence.

Question 2

Short Parliament

Answer 2

The Short Parliament was a Parliament of England that sat from 13 April to 5 May 1640 during the reign of King Charles I of England, so called because it lasted only three weeks.

Question 3

Cavaliers

Answer 3

The Cavs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division. The team began play in 1970. … The Cavaliers have featured many NBA legends during their history, including Brad Daugherty, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Mark Price.

Question 4

Oliver Cromwell

Answer 4

Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland.

Question 5

Commonwealth

Answer 5

an independent country or community, especially a democratic republic.

Question 6

Declaration of Rights

Answer 6

The Virginia Declaration of Rights is a document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish “inadequate” government.

Question 7

Monarchy

Answer 7

a form of government with a monarch at the head.

Question 8

Torries and Wigs

Answer 8

Whig and Tory, members of two opposing political parties or factions in England, particularly during the 18th century. Originally “Whig” and “Tory” were terms of abuse introduced in 1679 during the heated struggle over the bill to exclude James, duke of York

Question 9

English Bill of Rights

Answer 9

The English Bill of Rights is an act that the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689. The Bill creates separation of powers, limits the powers of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech.

Question 10

William and Mary

Answer 10

William and Mary definition. King William III and Queen Mary II of England, who ruled jointly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had expelled Mary’s father, King James II.

Question 11

Enlightenment

Answer 11

the action of enlightening or the state of being enlightened.

Question 12

Philosophers

Answer 12

a person engaged or learned in philosophy, especially as an academic discipline.

Question 13

John Locke

Answer 13

John Locke FRS was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the “Father of Liberalism

Question 14

Voltaire

Answer 14

François-Marie Arouet, known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church

Question 15

Baron de Montesquieu

Answer 15

Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu, generally referred to as simply Montesquieu, was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment.

Question 16

Mary Wollstonecraft

Answer 16

Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women’s rights. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the French Revolution, a conduct book, and a children’s book.

Question 17

Salon

Answer 17

an establishment where a hairdresser, beautician, or couturier conducts business.

Question 18

Spanish Habsburgs

Answer 18

Habsburg Spain refers to the history of Spain over the 16th and 17th centuries, when Spain was ruled by the major branch of the Habsburg dynasty. The Habsburg rulers reached the zenith of their influence and power