Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

Presented political beliefs through writing.He didn't like city social life

Who were the Physiocrats

A group of people who discussed the economy and it's natural law.

Elegant drawing rooms in the urban houses of the wealthy. Run by woman.

A philosopher who pioneered social science by reflecting on past experience

Who was the Marquis de Condorcet?

Adopted the ideas of Newton. published Principia, her own translation.

Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?

Founder of European feminism. Wrote "Vindication of the Rights of Woman."

A thinker who advocated for separation of powers in government systems.

What is Spirit of the Laws

A book that advocated for seperations of powers within the government.

Emphasized grace and gentle action. Rejected the ideas of Baroque styles.

What is "The Social Contract"?

A book stating the principles of the social contract theory.

What is Enlightenment?

The idea that getting rid of immaturity in a quest for knowledge.

What is skepticism (in context of this time period)

Doubt that emerged during the Enlightenment about Christianity and culture.

A thinker who believed people gained knowledge through their environment.

What did Johann Sebastian Bach believe the purpose of his life to be?

To make well ordered music in the honor of god

What is Laissez Faire

An idea that the government should not interfere with the economy.

Who is François Quesnay?

Leader of the Physiocrats. Was a highly successful French court physician.

A writer, who wrote about free trade and free-market economy.

What was the Encyclopedia?

A 28 volume work that's purpose was to change the general way of thinking.

What is the theory of social contract?

An agreement that the government would protect its citizens if they obey.

Groups of nobles who popularized ideas about the Scientific Revolution

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"On Crime and Punishment" was written by Cesare Beccaria
False
True
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Who was Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Believed that Newton's methods could be used to discover the natural laws.
English scientist who wrote three laws about natural science and gravity.
Presented political beliefs through writing.He didn't like city social life
Victim of turmoil of the French Revolution.
3
What was one of Jacques-Louis David's works?
Tom Jones, a Foundling
In The Oath of the Horatii
The Magic Flute
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
4
Neoclassical artists wanted to recapture the dignity and simplicity of the classical style of ancient Greece and Rome.
True
False
5
Who were the Physiocrats
A new group of Protestants who were persecuted by the French government.
A group of people who discussed the economy and it's natural law.
English nobles who had power within the government.
A group of people who discovered and studied the laws of physics and motion
6
What is a salon?
A european feminism movement.
Places run by men to welcome their freinds.
Elegant drawing rooms in the urban houses of the wealthy. Run by woman.
A social background of the philosophies.
7
Who was David Hume?
A failed painter who became a martyr for freedom of religion
A German mathematician famous for developing calculus.
A composer known for writing famous Baroque symphonies.
A philosopher who pioneered social science by reflecting on past experience
8
Who was the Marquis de Condorcet?
A Protestant from Toulouse who was accused of murder.
Adopted the ideas of Newton. published Principia, her own translation.
Published work directly contradicting Newton.
Believed that Newton's methods could be used to discover the natural laws.
9
John Wesley neglected to consider lower classes and appealed mostly to the social elite with his charisma
True
False
10
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
Created the 3 laws of motion.
A woman who owned a salon.
Founder of European feminism. Wrote "Vindication of the Rights of Woman."
A wealthy bourgeois widow who welcomed encyclopedists to her salon.
11
Who is Montesquieu
A scientist who discovered the laws of thermodynamics.
A thinker who advocated for separation of powers in government systems.
A French king known for expanding colonial territories.
A famous painter from the Renaissance era who captured daily life.
12
Samuel Johnson once remarked "If you were to read Richardson for the story... you would hang yourself"
True
False
13
What is Spirit of the Laws
A book that advocated for seperations of powers within the government.
A popular treatise about the fundamental wrongdoings of the government.
A bill passed by the monarchy to keep rebelling subjects in check.
A novel written about cruel torture as punishment.
14
What is Rococo?
a classical music genre, used to invoke a sense of peace in it's listener.
Stressed majesty, power, and movement. Spread throughout Europe quickly.
Emphasized grace and gentle action. Rejected the ideas of Baroque styles.
15
What is "The Social Contract"?
A theory on the origins of man kind.
A book stating the principles of the social contract theory.
A theory that stated the goverment was evil.
A law passed to diminish citizens.
16
What is Enlightenment?
A very bright lightbulb
A foundation created during the 1700s focused on the well beings of others.
The idea that getting rid of immaturity in a quest for knowledge.
An explanation on how to cleanse yourself from sin to reach Heaven.
17
What is skepticism (in context of this time period)
Doubt about the morality and ethics of conquesting new lands.
Doubt about if the new natural laws were true
Doubt about if life was meaningful.
Doubt that emerged during the Enlightenment about Christianity and culture.
18
Who is John Locke?
French explorer who helped with the conquests of Canada.
A thinker who believed people gained knowledge through their environment.
English scientist who wrote three laws about natural science and gravity.
Avni Patil
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What did Johann Sebastian Bach believe the purpose of his life to be?
To be a criminal defense lawyer
To write secular music
To compose for many patrons
To make well ordered music in the honor of god
20
Voltaire wished to be a writer and achieved his first success as a playwright.
False
True
21
who was a largely secular composer who ironically is best known for his religious pieces like the Messiah
Haydn
Handel
Bach
Mozart
22
Who created Methodism as an reform of the Anglican church to create a deeper personal connection to religion?
Cesare Beccaria
John wesley
David Hume
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
23
Henry Fielding wrote many novels including one about a young scoundrel and his many adventures
True
False
24
During the Enlightenment, many people doubted the use of mercantilism as the European economic system.
False
True
25
What is Laissez Faire
French bread
The French idea that all religions are equal.
An idea that the government should not interfere with the economy.
The idea that all wars were futile and humans should live in harmony.
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Who is François Quesnay?
An intellectual, who theorized the sun be the center of the universe.
A french merchant.
An artist, who challenged the church through his rebellious artworks.
Leader of the Physiocrats. Was a highly successful French court physician.
27
Was strongly against capital punishment claiming it set and example of barbarity
Cesare Beccaria
John Wesley
Mary Wollstonecraft
Charles de Secondat the baron of Montesquieu
28
First to appear in Venice and Constantinople _____ was a popular location for socializing and reading magazines
Church
Arcade
Restaurant
Coffeehouse
29
Who is Adam Smith?
A writer, who argued in favor of communism.
Thought of gravity.
A writer, who wrote about free trade and free-market economy.
A philosopher, who debated against natural rights.
30
Who was the aristocrat who spoke about atheism although it was unpopular at the time?
Marquis de Condorcet
Baron d'Holbach
Voltaire
Mary Wollstonecraft
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Pietism was a german attempt to connect religion to a deeper personal connection and devotion to god
True
False
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What was the Encyclopedia?
England's law book that talked about different crimes and their punishment
A large library that containted almost every published work.
A 28 volume work that's purpose was to change the general way of thinking.
A doctrine describing natural law in accordance with the Church.
33
Who was a composer, and child prodigy, wrote "the Magic Flute" among other works. He died at the age of 35 debt-ridden
Bach
Henry Fielding
Jacques-Louis David
Mozart
34
Who was the French writer who had many criticisms over Christianity and wrote the Encyclopedia
David Hume
Mr. Roniger
Dennis Diderot
Adam Smith
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What is the theory of social contract?
A book stating the principles of the social contract theory.
An agreement that the government would protect its citizens if they obey.
A theory stating that the governement was evil.
The terms and agreement all citizens have to agree to.
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Pietism heavily focused on ancient texts and neglected to acknowledge a deeper personal connection to God
True
False
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What is Philosophes?
Ideas about the separation of philosophy and Christianity.
German engineers who created new innovations which were impactful for many.
Group of politicians who disliked new philisophical ideas
Groups of nobles who popularized ideas about the Scientific Revolution

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