Quiz 4
Which definition describes the Republic of Letters?
A cosmopolitan network involving Western Europe and its colonies as well as Eastern Europe and Russia
What began the War of Austrian Succession?
Fredrick II invaded Silesia
Moses Mendelssohn is most closely associated with what?
Haskalah (Jewish Enlightenment)
In general, what was Voltaire's attitude toward government?
He believed that a good monarch was the best one could hope for in government
Who wrote the influential Historical and Critical Dictionary (1697)?
Pierre Bayle
Soft pastels, ornate interiors, and sentimental portraits are all characteristics of the style known as
Rococo
Catherine the Great's goal of domestic reform never came to fruition because of
The rebellion led by Emelian Pugachev in 1773
In his Historical and Critical Dictionary, Pierre Bayle, demonstrated that
all knowledge can be questioned and doubted.
The idea of the public sphere that emerged during the enlightenment refers to
an idealized space where individuals gathered to discuss social and political issues.
Voltaire was a deist who viewed God as akin to a
clockmaker who set the universe in motion and then ceased to intervene in human affairs
In his Essay Concerning Human Understanding, John Locke claimed that
human development is determined by education and society
A striking feature of the salons was that
philosophes, nobles, and members of the upper middle class intermingled.
Who wrote An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations?
Adam Smith
Mary Astell's A Serious Proposal to the Ladies encouraged women to
Aspire to a life of the mind
During the Enlightenment, most thinkers believed that
Both European women and non-Europeans were inferior to European men
Following the War of Austrian Succession, Alaina Ed were broken and new ones formed across Europe. A new war began. What was the resulting war?
Seven Years War
Rousseau's concept of the general will asserts that
The general will is not necessarily the will of the majority