Chapter 21 World History Spring 2021

What key idea did Montesquieu bring to the table?

Voltaire championed the religious philosophy of deism, which was based on

Why did France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic help American colonists win their independence?

All people have certain Natural Rights which are life, liberty, and property.

Ten amendments to the US constitution to guarantee certain freedoms are called?

Education spread widely during the enlightenment because

In their battle for control of Silesia, which two nations set the stage for the Seven Years' in Europe?

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

How did the conclusion of the War of Austrian Succession, Treaty of AixlaChapelle set the 7yr?

What finally happened to Silesia as a result of the Seven Years’ War?

Frederick II, Joseph II, and Catherine II were enlightened absolutists whose main goal was to

The main Enlightenment reform that Maria Theresa made was:

Francis Bacon believed that scientists should

Fredrick II of Prussia promoted freedom of speech/press/religion; didn't improve life for

Who was the first European to explore the universe with the telescope?

Which of the following was a result of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Year's War?

Intellectuals of the 1500s and 1600s did not take Margaret Cavendish's work seriously, why?

During the Middle Ages, Catherine the Great strengthened Russia but made life worse for the serfs.

Why were Margaret Cavendish and Maria Winkelmann not taken seriously as scientists?

How did new technology such as the telescope lay the foundation for the Scientific Revolution?

Which style of art emphasized grace and charm?

The Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom influenced which document?

In comparison to Baroque art, the style of Rococo

Descartes decide to set aside everything that he had learned because...

He believed the universe was Heliocentric

According to Rousseau's concept of the social contract

What was America's first national constitution?

What explains why planetary bodies stay in orbit around the sun?

What is the idea that the state and government should not interfere with the economy?

A rich Australian province invaded by Prussia

Enlightened absolutists applied enlightened ideas to the governing of their country while keeping their royal powers.

What is the Federal System?

What did the Stamp Act tax?

Who is the father of modern rationalism?

Who argued that people are born with a blank mind?

What is the scientific method?

Diderot's Encyclopedia was used to

Which of the following made it possible for scientists to practice direct observation?