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Laissez-fare market

"Keep government out."

The enlightenment or ________________ refers to the belief that musty old ideas needed to be exposed to ________________________ to see if they were still valuable.

-Age of light -rational investigtion

What did tea and coffee bring to everyday life in Europe?

A greater sobriety and civility.

Men started being more __________ with clothes.

Casual

What new texts came about from the enlightenment?

Encyclopedia

What did deists argue?

God exists, but didn't set universe in motion.

What were the newly-desirable traits of the enlightenment?

Honest, inquisitive, open.

What did Kant argue about the human mind?

It held "categories of understanding."

Separation of powers. Checks and balances. Both ideas part of constitution.

Montesquieu

What new foods came to Europe from the Americas?

Potatoes and corn

What did David Hume promote?

Promoted reason above religion. He believed God was a superstition.

"Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains."

Rousseau

Influenced French Revolution. Wrote the social contract.

Rousseau

How did enlightenment affect slavery.

Start of abolishing slavery.

As Europeans travelled, what did they notice about non-European social orders?

They were paying attention to individuals skills & talents. Not as hierarchical.

"I do not agree with a word you say but will defend to the death your right to say it"

Voltaire

Prolific writer. Attacked clergy, aristocrats & gov. Critical & sarcastic. Jailed for beliefs.

Voltaire

Adam Smith? Contributions?

Was a mercantilist. "Free market, free trade"