enlightenment/ age of reason quiz

Question 1

Beethoven used _________ & range to move music beyond the classical style

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emotion

Question 2

scientific revolution: new ideas in __, astronomy, biology & anatomy that changed the way brits viewed the natural world

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physics

Question 3

What else did Harvey do with his scientific idea?

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was an english doctor

Question 4

Locke supported...

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king should protects peoples rights, limited/ constitutional monarchies, government power came from consent of government

Question 5

due to enlightenment spreading, citizens began questioning authority of kings, as a result:

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rev wars broke outinAmerica,France and LatinAmericafor independence&liberty

Question 6

what did Cathrine the Great do?

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considered protecting the rights of her citizens, frequently wrote to Volitaire

Question 7

what was Kepler's idea?

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planets move in elliptical orbits

Question 8

whos idea was freedom of thought and expression

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Volitare

Question 9

what did Joseph II of Austria do

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granted freedom of speech, press, religion, required peasants to be paid for work

Question 10

Encyclopedias spread ideas of ----- and --------

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scientific revolution, enlightenment

Question 11

Enlightenment thinkers challenged the divine right of kings & argued for liberty & rights

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True

Question 12

what were women viewed as in europe?

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housewives, not equal to men

Question 13

what is Laissez-faire?

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economy thrives when gov doesnt interfere w businesses & allows free market

Question 14

what was Copernicus' idea?

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heliocentric hypothesis

Question 15

1 of most important Enlightenment ideas was theory of capitalism & laissez-faire economics by Scottish prof. Adam Smith

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True

Question 16

what did Locke believe?

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disagreed w Hobbes, influenced by glorious rev (when bill of rights made), life liberty property, kings could be overthrown if they violate peoples rights, wanted to protect ppls natural rights & we're born with natural rights

Question 17

What else did Galileo do with his scientific idea?

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created lawo inertia,perfected scientific method&challenged churchteachings

Question 18

what was Andreas Vesalius' idea?

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anatomy

Question 19

what was the new idea?

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governments power comes from the consent of the governed (the people)

Question 20

what did Beccaria believe?

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argued that ppl abused with crimes should be given a fair and speedy trial, upset with corrupt judges, use of torture, severe punishments 4 crimes, criticized abuses in justice system, capital punishment and torture should be abolished

Question 21

what did Montesquieu believe?

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created checks and balances, separation of powers, legislative, judicial and executive, agreed w Locke that individual freedoms should be protected by the gov

Question 22

These theories inspired a variety of new ideas in ______, music, ____, economics, & government

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art, gender

Question 23

whos idea was religous freedom

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Volitare

Question 24

what was Issac Newtons idea?

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gravity

Question 25

Franz Joseph Haydn created the first symphany

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True

Question 26

What else did Vesalius do with his scientific idea?

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marked beginning of modern science

Question 27

whos idea was womens equality

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Wollstonecraft

Question 28

during the enlightenment people in Europe and America began to study, read and philosophize about new ideas

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yes, true, i will remember this

Question 29

Wolfgang Amadeus ____________ set a new standard for originality

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Mozart

Question 30

What else did Newton do with his scientific idea?

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studied light motion, heat and created calculus to prove his theories

Question 31

What else did Copernicus do with his scientific idea?

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the foundation of modern astronomy

Question 32

what did Hobbes think?

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that people were selfish and power-hungry, believed in social contract- ppl give up all power to king who provides law, supported rule by absolute monarchs (bc it maintains order)

Question 33

what did Jaques Rosseau believe?

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argued for a direct democracy that is guided by the citizens, individual freedom, free people form a social contract and government is based on natural good, people are naturally good but power corrupts them

Question 34

what are natural rights?

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rights you're born with

Question 35

what did people question during the reformation?

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the roman catholic church, the catholics

Question 36

what did Fredrick the great of Prussia do?

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improved education, abolished torture, granted religious freedom

Question 37

in the age of exploration, the discovery of new lands led people to search for other "___" things

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new

Question 38

whos idea was seperation of powers

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Montesquieu

Question 39

what was the old idea?

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monarchs rule is justified by divine right

Question 40

what are our natural rights

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life, liberty, property

Question 41

what helped spread new ideas across Europe during the Enlightenment?

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cheap printing, salons, high literacy rates

Question 42

what did enlightened desports (kings) do

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tried to improves lives of citizens, listened to new ideas

Question 43

what did women do during enlightement to improve their status?

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Mary Wollstonecraft argued for more education and profession opportunities, Madame Geoffrin hosted salons and spoke her mind

Question 44

What happened during Enlightenment/ the Age of Reason?

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natural rights, progress and life should be enjoyed, new truths were discovered by philosophers

Question 45

What else did Kepler do with his scientific idea?

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proved Copernicus theory, planets dont travel at the same speed around Sun

Question 46

what did Voltaire believe?

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his letters to European monarchs helped introduce new reforms & freedoms, was jailed twice in France for criticizing the government, criticized intolerance, oppression and prejudice, argued for freedom of speech and religion

Question 47

what did people question during the renaissance?

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thoughts that humans could accomplish anything, old beliefs

Question 48

what is capitalism

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economic model based on priv. ownership of property & desire to make profit

Question 49

Music composers created new, elegant styles of music known as ___________

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classical

Question 50

what is neoclassical art and what inspired it?

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Enlightenment ideals of perfection & reason gave rise to new classical art, Art in the Enlightenment was simple, elegant, & focused on greek styles

Question 51

why did enlightenment begin?

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age of absolute monarchs= kings wasted money & ruled wi/out regard of ppl, age of exploration= new land & trade discovered,led brits to find new tings, renaissance= humanism and curiosity about life came about, protestant reformation= questioned the church, tolerated other religions

Question 52

according to adam smithc, price is determined by:

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supply and demand

Question 53

who made the first encyclopedia?

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Denis Diderot

Question 54

whos idea was natural rights- life, liberty, property

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Locke

Question 55

what was William Harveys idea?

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blood circulates through the body and is pumped by the heart

Question 56

what was used to find answers? (because everything was questioned and nothing was assumed to be true)

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logic, scientific method

Question 57

whos idea was abolishment of torturee

Accepted Answer

Beccaria

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