Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Jean Jacques Rousseau

Accepted Answer

Genevan Swiss social critic, p

Question 2

All of the following ideas are associated with John Locke except _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the chief purpose of government was to protect private property rights 
B)  people are born without innate ideas 
C)  absolutism is the best form of government 
D)  human understanding comes through our experiences 
E)  the concept of a social contract 
A)  the chief purpose of government was to protect private property rights 
B)  people are born without innate ideas 
C)  absolutism is the best form of government 
D)  human understanding comes through our experiences 
E)  the concept of a social contract

Question 3

Compare and contrast Medieval cosmology with that of the sixteenth century.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In medieval times, th

Question 4

Which of the following fields are referenced in Diderot's Encyclopèdie ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religion 
B)  Philosophy 
C)  Artisanal crafts 
D)  Politics 
E)  All of these. 
A)  Religion 
B)  Philosophy 
C)  Artisanal crafts 
D)  Politics 
E)  All of these.

Question 5

In his pivotal work The Social Contract , Rousseau posed what political argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  Absolutism was justified in certain conditions. 
B)  The best system of government was a constitutional monarchy. 
C)  Democracy was the best form of government because it relied on the general will. 
D)  Each society had different needs determined by their individual and economic history. 
E)  The oppressed worker would soon rise up and overthrow his feudal overlords. 
A)  Absolutism was justified in certain conditions. 
B)  The best system of government was a constitutional monarchy. 
C)  Democracy was the best form of government because it relied on the general will. 
D)  Each society had different needs determined by their individual and economic history. 
E)  The oppressed worker would soon rise up and overthrow his feudal overlords.

Question 6

The coffeehouse phenomenon began in Paris.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

One of Voltaire's greatest supporters was _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cosimo II de' Medici 
B)  Alexander Pope 
C)  Catherine II 
D)  King Louis XVI of France 
E)  King George III of England 
A)  Cosimo II de' Medici 
B)  Alexander Pope 
C)  Catherine II 
D)  King Louis XVI of France 
E)  King George III of England

Question 8

Who was the founder of Hasidic Judaism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elijah of Vilinius 
B)  Moses Mendelssohn 
C)  the Baal Shem Tov 
D)  Sabbatai Sevi 
E)  the Tzadik 
A)  Elijah of Vilinius 
B)  Moses Mendelssohn 
C)  the Baal Shem Tov 
D)  Sabbatai Sevi 
E)  the Tzadik

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Jean Jacques Rousseau

All of the following ideas are associated with John Locke except _____________.

Compare and contrast Medieval cosmology with that of the sixteenth century.

Which of the following fields are referenced in Diderot's Encyclopèdie ?

In his pivotal work The Social Contract , Rousseau posed what political argument?

The coffeehouse phenomenon began in Paris.

One of Voltaire's greatest supporters was _____________.

Who was the founder of Hasidic Judaism?

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

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Exam 17: The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Jean Jacques Rousseau

All of the following ideas are associated with John Locke except _____________.

Compare and contrast Medieval cosmology with that of the sixteenth century.

Which of the following fields are referenced in Diderot's Encyclopèdie ?

In his pivotal work The Social Contract , Rousseau posed what political argument?

The coffeehouse phenomenon began in Paris.

One of Voltaire's greatest supporters was _____________.

Who was the founder of Hasidic Judaism?

The Origins of the West in the Ancient Near East

Iron Age Civilizations

The Rise of Greek Civilization

From Polis to Cosmopolis: the Hellenistic World

The Rise of Rome

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

The Eastern Mediterranean

The Kingdoms of Western Europe

The High Middle Ages

Reversals and Disasters

The Renaissance in Italy and Northern Europe

Europes Age of Expansion

Reform in the Western Church

A Century of Crisis

State Building and the European State System

Trade and Empire

Revolutionary France and Napoleonic Europe

Restoration and Reform: Conservative and Liberal Europe

Industrialization and Society

The Triumph of the Nation-State

The Culture of Industrial Europe

The Age of Imperialism

War and Revolution

A Decade of Revolutionary Experiments

Democracy Under Siege

Europe Divided

Lifting the Iron Curtain

Europe in a Globalizing World

Filters