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List the Land Empires that we will be focusing on (Just List)

Ottoman Empire Safavid Empire Mughal Empire Songhay Empire Qing Dynasty of China Russia

The Gunpowder Empires

Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires

The main ideas that Voltaire stressed in his writing were religious toleration and

freedom of speech and expression

Adam Smith

Capitalism Luissez fair capitalism= No government involvement Runs the economy Supple vs. Demand

Case system

Case system provides a hierarchy of social rules that hold inherent characteristics

Volraire

Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Religion

social government

Job of a govt. is to protect rights General Will- Govt is supposed to reflect this People have the right to change

Economic

Lack of Freedom

Social Contract

A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules. (Jean Rousseau)

Centralized State

Administration Unity Economic

Locke

All have natural rights (Life, Liberty, Property)

Beccaria

Anti-Torture Innocent until proven guilty Anti-Death

The main idea of the enlightenment would be

Applying the principals of the Scientific Revolution to political, economic, and social systems of the day.

Monk.

Democracy/ Republic, Constitutional Monarchy Checks/Balances Seperation of Power England

Mary Wollstonecraft

English writer and early feminist who denied male supremacy and advocated equal education for women

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke would most likely agree on which of the following statements? *

Governments originate from the consent of the governed

Why did centralized land empires emerge in Asia from 1648 to 1789? How did they govern their diverse population?

Land Empires are large political units that are linked by land. These were centralized just like the Maritime Empires They were formed for economic reasons to trade They had absolute leaders but used religion to legitimize power They used an educated bureaucracy but selected and trained them They unified through a common culture that was still religion. Non-Members were kept for production and trade.

Which of the following best explains why Enlightenment thinkers such as Voltaire were interested in applying principles from the natural sciences to the interpretation and improvement of social and political institutions? *

Natural scientists had developed predictive laws and rigorous methods for understanding natural phenomena.

centralized government

Rule by a small group of Individuals Is Responsible Had Absolute Power

The influence of Newton's methodology

The spreading influence of thought associated with the Scientific Revolution