Ch17 Enlightenment Review

What is the view that God created the world but it is run by natural laws?

Adam Smith attacked mercantilism and promoted a doctrine of ________.

Who were the intellectuals of the Enlightenment?

What is the name of Diderot's most famous work that rapidly spread Enlightenment ideas?

Jews continued to be persecuted and had their communities looted and massacred in pogroms.

By the end of the 18th century, executions and public spectacles of punishments remained common

The development of _______ increased fictional writing.

What led to an increase in literacy rates in the lower class in the 18th century?

The philosophes removed God from their writings of history.

Who wrote a comparative study of governments and emphasized a separation of powers?

In "The Social Contract," Rousseau said that the general will should govern society.

Which of the following did Voltaire NOT criticize?

What ruler was influenced by the philosophes' call for religious toleration?

What is the written and unwritten lore of the masses?

Salons in the eighteenth century served all of the following uses except

Religious devotion decreased because of a growth of skepticism and deism.

Which of the following did not contribute to the emergence of the Enlightenment?

This new art movement emphasized grace, gentle action, and curves.

In the later Enlightenment, _______ said God was unnecessary in "System of Nature."

Who wrote "Vindication of the Rights of Woman" and is viewed as the founder of modern feminism?

Who wrote that people are born with a blank mind and are molded by their surroundings?

Which of the following was not an aspect of popular culture?

What Baroque composer wrote operas and religious music?

The ideas of the Enlightenment appealed to the upper classes as well as the peasantry.

The Moravian Brethren began this because of a desire for a more personal relationship with God.