H. World History 21.2 review

Which three philosophes were most important in the first half of the eighteenth century?

montesquieu, voltaire, diderot

Who wrote The Wealth of Nations?

Adam Smith

Unlike baroque style, rococo art depicted

the pursuit of pleasure, happiness, and love.

According to Rousseau, general will represents what is best for the

entire community.

How does Rousseau's The Social Contract describe liberty?

society agrees to be governed by general will.

Choose two composers from the era of the Enlightenment.

Joseph Haydn; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Diderot's Encyclopedia was used to

attack religious intolerance

Deism was a religious philosophy based on faith and the rule of God.

false

Laissez-faire is an economic doctrine that says the state should control the economy

false

Rousseau argued that society should be governed by the military.

false

The goal of the Enlightenment thinkers was to use the scientific method to keep society the same.

false

What made the rococo style of art different from the earlier baroque style?

it was secular, emphasized grace and charm

What two reasons did Mary Wollstonecraft present for giving women equal rights?

mens power of women was wrong; since women can reason they should have equal rights.

According to The Wealth of Nations, what were the three main functions of government?

protect from invasion; perform public works; defend from injustice

Education spread widely during the enlightenment because

some reading material was aimed at the masses

Mary Wollstonecraft's ideas about the rights of women were based on

the idea that women have reason, like men

How did Locke's and Newton's ideas influence Enlightenment intellectuals?

they believed that society could be better

Montesquieu studied a system of government in which separation of powers caused the parts of the government to control and limit each other.

true