Jean-JacquesRousseauThis thinkerbelievedgovernmentsshould enact theGeneral Will, andthat people areinherently good.NaturalRightsA system ofbasic rightsinherent topeople thatcannot betaken awayTheFrenchRevolutionThis violentrevolutionserved as acautionary taleand resulted inan EmperorCriollosThis Spanishgroup wasmade up ofAmerican-born whitesGeneralWillThe belief thatsociety shouldfollow what themajority ofpeople agreeuponIndiosThis Spanishgroup wasmade up ofindigenousAmericansTheCatholicChurchThis traditionalinstitution opposedEnlightenmentideas thatquestioned itsteachingsTheFirstEstateThis Frenchgroup wasmade up ofthe ClergyInquiryA processof learningby askingquestionsMountainsandOceansThese physicalobstaclesslowed thespread of theEnlightenmentTheAmericanRevolutionThis revolutionsaw the successfulimplementation ofEnlightenmentideas and inspiredother revolutionsLegislativePowerThegovernment'spower tocreate lawsLatinAmericanRevolutionsThese revolutionsfought forequality andrepresentationagainst a colonialcaste systemFrancisBaconThis thinkerhelpedcreate theScientificMethodVoltaireThis thinkerargued forFreedom ofSpeechThomasHobbesThis thinkerbelieved societiesexisted to createorder. He likedabsolutemonarchs.Baron deMontesquieuThis thinkerargued thatgovernmentpowers shouldbe split toprotect citizensNicolausCopernicusThis thinkerstudied theplanets andcreated theheliocentricsystemTheHaitianRevolutionThis violentrevolution wasinspired byideas of liberty;it abolishedslaveryTheThirdEstateThis Frenchgroup wasmade up ofcommonpeople (andpaid taxes)SalonsThis type oflocation was agathering place forpeople to shareand debateEnlightenmentideasEnlightenedDespotsA group ofmonarchs whoenacted someEnlightenmentreformsMaryWollstonecraftThis thinkerargued foreducation andfor equal rightsfor womenJudicialPowerThegovernment'spower tointerpret thelaws and judgecasesMestizosThis Spanishgroup wasmade up ofmixed-raceindividualsJohnLockeThis thinkerargued that peoplehave naturalrights, and thatsocieties exist toprotect thoserightsSocialContractA group oftheoriesexplaining whysocieties formand the role ofgovernmentAbsolutismA governmentin which thereare no limitson the powerof the rulerPeninsularesThis Spanishgroup wasmade up ofEuropean-born whitesThePrintingPressThis inventionhelped spreadEnlightenmentideas andinformationTheDeclaration ofIndependenceThis Americandocument arguedthat the Britishgovernment wasfailing to protectthe natural rightsof its citizensRationalismThis belief arguesthat knowledgecomes from logicand reason, nottraditionalauthorityReneDescartesThis thinkerargued that weshould doubteverything untilit has beenprovenTheCortesof CadizAt this event,people arguedthat without aking, governingpower returnsto the peopleExecutivePowerThegovernment'spower toenforce lawsand control thearmyTheReign ofTerrorA period when"enemies of therevolution"were tried andexecuted inmass paranoiaTheSecondEstateThis Frenchgroup wasmade up ofthe NobilityDenisDiderotThis thinkerpublished theEncyclopedieThe USConstitutionThis Americandocument dividedgovernmentpower accordingto EnlightenmentideasJean-JacquesRousseauThis thinkerbelievedgovernmentsshould enact theGeneral Will, andthat people areinherently good.NaturalRightsA system ofbasic rightsinherent topeople thatcannot betaken awayTheFrenchRevolutionThis violentrevolutionserved as acautionary taleand resulted inan EmperorCriollosThis Spanishgroup wasmade up ofAmerican-born whitesGeneralWillThe belief thatsociety shouldfollow what themajority ofpeople agreeuponIndiosThis Spanishgroup wasmade up ofindigenousAmericansTheCatholicChurchThis traditionalinstitution opposedEnlightenmentideas thatquestioned itsteachingsTheFirstEstateThis Frenchgroup wasmade up ofthe ClergyInquiryA processof learningby askingquestionsMountainsandOceansThese physicalobstaclesslowed thespread of theEnlightenmentTheAmericanRevolutionThis revolutionsaw the successfulimplementation ofEnlightenmentideas and inspiredother revolutionsLegislativePowerThegovernment'spower tocreate lawsLatinAmericanRevolutionsThese revolutionsfought forequality andrepresentationagainst a colonialcaste systemFrancisBaconThis thinkerhelpedcreate theScientificMethodVoltaireThis thinkerargued forFreedom ofSpeechThomasHobbesThis thinkerbelieved societiesexisted to createorder. He likedabsolutemonarchs.Baron deMontesquieuThis thinkerargued thatgovernmentpowers shouldbe split toprotect citizensNicolausCopernicusThis thinkerstudied theplanets andcreated theheliocentricsystemTheHaitianRevolutionThis violentrevolution wasinspired byideas of liberty;it abolishedslaveryTheThirdEstateThis Frenchgroup wasmade up ofcommonpeople (andpaid taxes)SalonsThis type oflocation was agathering place forpeople to shareand debateEnlightenmentideasEnlightenedDespotsA group ofmonarchs whoenacted someEnlightenmentreformsMaryWollstonecraftThis thinkerargued foreducation andfor equal rightsfor womenJudicialPowerThegovernment'spower tointerpret thelaws and judgecasesMestizosThis Spanishgroup wasmade up ofmixed-raceindividualsJohnLockeThis thinkerargued that peoplehave naturalrights, and thatsocieties exist toprotect thoserightsSocialContractA group oftheoriesexplaining whysocieties formand the role ofgovernmentAbsolutismA governmentin which thereare no limitson the powerof the rulerPeninsularesThis Spanishgroup wasmade up ofEuropean-born whitesThePrintingPressThis inventionhelped spreadEnlightenmentideas andinformationTheDeclaration ofIndependenceThis Americandocument arguedthat the Britishgovernment wasfailing to protectthe natural rightsof its citizensRationalismThis belief arguesthat knowledgecomes from logicand reason, nottraditionalauthorityReneDescartesThis thinkerargued that weshould doubteverything untilit has beenprovenTheCortesof CadizAt this event,people arguedthat without aking, governingpower returnsto the peopleExecutivePowerThegovernment'spower toenforce lawsand control thearmyTheReign ofTerrorA period when"enemies of therevolution"were tried andexecuted inmass paranoiaTheSecondEstateThis Frenchgroup wasmade up ofthe NobilityDenisDiderotThis thinkerpublished theEncyclopedieThe USConstitutionThis Americandocument dividedgovernmentpower accordingto Enlightenmentideas

Enlightenment Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. This thinker believed governments should enact the General Will, and that people are inherently good.
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  2. A system of basic rights inherent to people that cannot be taken away
    Natural Rights
  3. This violent revolution served as a cautionary tale and resulted in an Emperor
    The French Revolution
  4. This Spanish group was made up of American-born whites
    Criollos
  5. The belief that society should follow what the majority of people agree upon
    General Will
  6. This Spanish group was made up of indigenous Americans
    Indios
  7. This traditional institution opposed Enlightenment ideas that questioned its teachings
    The Catholic Church
  8. This French group was made up of the Clergy
    The First Estate
  9. A process of learning by asking questions
    Inquiry
  10. These physical obstacles slowed the spread of the Enlightenment
    Mountains and Oceans
  11. This revolution saw the successful implementation of Enlightenment ideas and inspired other revolutions
    The American Revolution
  12. The government's power to create laws
    Legislative Power
  13. These revolutions fought for equality and representation against a colonial caste system
    Latin American Revolutions
  14. This thinker helped create the Scientific Method
    Francis Bacon
  15. This thinker argued for Freedom of Speech
    Voltaire
  16. This thinker believed societies existed to create order. He liked absolute monarchs.
    Thomas Hobbes
  17. This thinker argued that government powers should be split to protect citizens
    Baron de Montesquieu
  18. This thinker studied the planets and created the heliocentric system
    Nicolaus Copernicus
  19. This violent revolution was inspired by ideas of liberty; it abolished slavery
    The Haitian Revolution
  20. This French group was made up of common people (and paid taxes)
    The Third Estate
  21. This type of location was a gathering place for people to share and debate Enlightenment ideas
    Salons
  22. A group of monarchs who enacted some Enlightenment reforms
    Enlightened Despots
  23. This thinker argued for education and for equal rights for women
    Mary Wollstonecraft
  24. The government's power to interpret the laws and judge cases
    Judicial Power
  25. This Spanish group was made up of mixed-race individuals
    Mestizos
  26. This thinker argued that people have natural rights, and that societies exist to protect those rights
    John Locke
  27. A group of theories explaining why societies form and the role of government
    Social Contract
  28. A government in which there are no limits on the power of the ruler
    Absolutism
  29. This Spanish group was made up of European-born whites
    Peninsulares
  30. This invention helped spread Enlightenment ideas and information
    The Printing Press
  31. This American document argued that the British government was failing to protect the natural rights of its citizens
    The Declaration of Independence
  32. This belief argues that knowledge comes from logic and reason, not traditional authority
    Rationalism
  33. This thinker argued that we should doubt everything until it has been proven
    Rene Descartes
  34. At this event, people argued that without a king, governing power returns to the people
    The Cortes of Cadiz
  35. The government's power to enforce laws and control the army
    Executive Power
  36. A period when "enemies of the revolution" were tried and executed in mass paranoia
    The Reign of Terror
  37. This French group was made up of the Nobility
    The Second Estate
  38. This thinker published the Encyclopedie
    Denis Diderot
  39. This American document divided government power according to Enlightenment ideas
    The US Constitution