AP Euro Chapter 17: The Age of Enlightenment
The German philosopher Immanuel Kant proclaimed the motto of the Enlightenment to be...
"Dare to know!"
The works of Fontanelle announce the Enlightenment because they...
-Popularize a growing skepticism towards the claims of religion -Portray churches as clear enemies of scientific process
The Carnival of the Mediterranean world was...
A period of intense sexual activity and gross excesses
The BEST statement of laissez-faire was made in 1776 by...
Adam Smith
Of great importance to the Enlightenment were the salons, which...
All of the above
In Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, the author gave the chief cause of the decline and fall of the Romans as...
Christianity
John Wesley...
Created and controlled his evangelical Methodist church using revivalist techniques
Most secondary schools in the 18th century Europe were...
Elitist and designed to serve the needs of the upper class
In Rousseau's The Social Contract, he expressed that...
Freedom is achieved by being forced to follow what is best for all or the "general will."
By the beginning go the 18th century, most European states...
Had a hierarchy of courts to deal with civil and criminal cases.
In Voltaire's Philosophic Letters to the English...
He expressed deep admiration for the English love of freedom, tolerance, and commercial excellence
BEST applies to Denis Diderot...
His Encyclopedia had considerable impact, particularly after its price was greatly reduced
Above all, Montesquieu's The Spirit of the Laws was concerned with...
Maintaining balances among the various branches of government
The stronger statement and vindication of women's rights during the Enlightenment was made by...
Mary Wollstonecraft
Which innovative 18th century composer wrote the opera, The Marriage of Figaro?
Mozart
18th century writers, especially in England, used this new form of literary expression to attack the hypocrisies of the era and provide sentimental entertainment:
Novels
Johann Sebastian Bach...
Produced religious music as a way to worship God
Issac Newton and John Locke...
Provided deep inspiration for the Enlightenment by arguing that through rational reasoning and the acquisition of knowledge one could discover natural laws governing all aspects of human society
The punishment of crime in the 18th century was often...
Public and very gruesome
Which of the following works expressed Rousseau's political ideas on the "general will"?
The Social Contract
High culture in 18th century Europe was characterized by...
The enormous impact of the book publishing industry
An important development in education in Europe in the 18th century was...
a broader curriculum by the end of the century, which included mathematics and physics
The Rococo artistic style of the 18th was...
evident in the masterpieces of Balthasar Neumann
The main points argued in d'Holbach's System of Nature (1770) were that...
Men were machines and God, as a mere product of the human mind, was unnecessary for leading a moral life
In 18th century Europe, churches, both Catholic and Protestant...
Still played a major role in social and spiritual areas
John Locke's philosophy contributed tot eh development of Enlightenment ideas by arguing that a person's character was shaped by...
That persons environment, not by innate ideas implanted in the brain by God
Enlightened thinkers can be understood as secularists because they are strongly recommended...
The application of the scientific method to the analysis and understanding of all aspects of human life.
Deism was based on...
The newtonian world-machine with God as it benevolent mechanic, designing the universe in accord with rational laws.
What was the most significant change in writing history in the 18th century?
The removal of God as causative factor of change
The belief in natural laws underlying all areas of human life led to...
The social sciences
The French philosophes...
Were literate intellectuals who meant to change the world by advancing reason and rationality
The Jews of 18th century Europe...
Were most free in participating in banking and commercial activities in tolerant cities
Literacy rate in the 18th century Europe...
Were much higher in cities
