Question 1

All philosophes agreed that

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A) the people should govern themselves. 
B) torture should be eliminated. 
C) a person should completely subordinate himself to reason. 
D) enlightened despotism was the best form of government. 
E) the existing criminal justice system was generally beneficial. 
A) the people should govern themselves. 
B) torture should be eliminated. 
C) a person should completely subordinate himself to reason. 
D) enlightened despotism was the best form of government. 
E) the existing criminal justice system was generally beneficial.

Question 2

The modern notion of government divided into branches was most clearly articulated by

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A) Hobbes. 
B) Locke. 
C) Montesquieu. 
D) Rousseau. 
E) Leszczy   
A) Hobbes. 
B) Locke. 
C) Montesquieu. 
D) Rousseau. 
E) Leszczy

Question 3

In historical perspective, the Enlightenment

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A) culminated the evolution away from the medieval worldview begun by the Renaissance. 
B) strongly contributed to the democratic revolutions that followed. 
C) developed Western ideals of human rights, religious tolerance, and progress. 
D) was a direct outgrowth of the Scientific Revolution. 
E) all of the above 
A) culminated the evolution away from the medieval worldview begun by the Renaissance. 
B) strongly contributed to the democratic revolutions that followed. 
C) developed Western ideals of human rights, religious tolerance, and progress. 
D) was a direct outgrowth of the Scientific Revolution. 
E) all of the above

Question 4

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 social contract

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The social contract is a political theor

Question 5

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

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A) French translation of Newton's Principia . 
B) close friendship with Bayle. 
C) hosting of and participation in salons. 
D) position as consort to Louis XV. 
E) association with Rousseau. 
A) French translation of Newton's Principia . 
B) close friendship with Bayle. 
C) hosting of and participation in salons. 
D) position as consort to Louis XV. 
E) association with Rousseau.

Question 6

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 general will

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The general will refers to the collectiv

Question 7

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 freethinker

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A freethinker is someone who forms their

Question 8

Thomas Hobbes appealed to Enlightenment thinkers by his

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A) concept of a state of nature superseded by a social contract. 
B) belief that self-interest is not a valid reason for political activity. 
C) support for the absolute power of the state. 
D) view that human nature is greedy and warlike. 
E) all of the above 
A) concept of a state of nature superseded by a social contract. 
B) belief that self-interest is not a valid reason for political activity. 
C) support for the absolute power of the state. 
D) view that human nature is greedy and warlike. 
E) all of the above

Question 9

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What is meant by the term enlightened despotism? Provide specific examples of policies from states associated with the tradition of enlightened despotism to demonstrate how and why monarchs drew on Enlightenment ideas.

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Enlightened despotism refers to a form o

All philosophes agreed that

The modern notion of government divided into branches was most clearly articulated by

In historical perspective, the Enlightenment

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? social contract

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

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? general will

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? freethinker

Thomas Hobbes appealed to Enlightenment thinkers by his

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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Exam 18: The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

All philosophes agreed that

The modern notion of government divided into branches was most clearly articulated by

In historical perspective, the Enlightenment

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? social contract

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

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? general will

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? freethinker

Thomas Hobbes appealed to Enlightenment thinkers by his

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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