Exam 18: The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -What is the difference between skepticism and freethinking? Refer to an example of each.

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Question 81

The international situation in the mid-eighteenth century included

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Question 82

The most powerful conflict between Austria and Prussia in the eighteenth century was over

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Question 83

John Locke's ideal form of government can best be described as a

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Question 84

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Which characteristics of the philosophes illustrate a new way of looking at the world? List three major philosophes and comment upon their major contributions.

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Question 85

After Bayle's Dictionary, The first successful encyclopedia was published by

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Question 86

For the history of the Enlightenment, Madame de Châtelet's greatest accomplishment was her

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Question 87

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Locate and name three monarchs reputed to be enlightened despots.

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Question 88

The authors of your text refer to salons as

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Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -What is the difference between skepticism and freethinking? Refer to an example of each.

The international situation in the mid-eighteenth century included

The most powerful conflict between Austria and Prussia in the eighteenth century was over

John Locke's ideal form of government can best be described as a

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. -Which characteristics of the philosophes illustrate a new way of looking at the world? List three major philosophes and comment upon their major contributions.

After Bayle's Dictionary, The first successful encyclopedia was published by

For the history of the Enlightenment, Madame de Châtelet's greatest accomplishment was her

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the world to answer the question(s). -Locate and name three monarchs reputed to be enlightened despots.

The authors of your text refer to salons as

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

Early Christianity: a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

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