11D Unit 1 Study Guide Review

Question 1

Who influenced Rousseau greatly?

Accepted Answer

Aristotle

Question 2

How did Erasmus inspire Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

Raised strong criticism against ecclesiastical abuses., Erasmus wrote the Colloquia in 1519

Question 3

What occured while Dewey (1859-1952) was becoming an icon for the pragmatism movement?

Accepted Answer

Modernization/Industrialization

Question 4

Which events did Maria Montessori (1870- 1952) live through?

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 5

A violent pursuit against individuals that were not devoted to Catholicism under Spanish rule.

Accepted Answer

Spanish Inquisition

Question 6

What were the 6 ‘declines of youth’ Defined by Hahn? What did they mean?

Accepted Answer

Decline of Enterprise, Decline of Imagination,, Decline of Self Discipline, Decline of Fitness, Decline of Compassion, Decline of Skill,

Question 7

What system of government/ who was the ruler in France during Voltaire’s life (1694-1778)?

Accepted Answer

Louis XVI, Monarchy

Question 8

What happened during the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

Took place mostly during the 1930s,, Began with stock market crash in the United States., Severe worldwide economic depression, Affected many other nations too due to linked industries.

Question 9

Horace Mann worked 12 years as the head of the education board.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

Switzerland contributed to World War 2 by...

Accepted Answer

Staying neutral

Question 11

How did living during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) affect the life of John Amos Comenius?

Accepted Answer

Forced him and other protestants to flee., Resulted in the death of about eight million people, Europe suffered lots of shortages in war times., Changed the trajectory of Europe

Question 12

What were the main causes of world war 1?

Accepted Answer

Alliances, militarism, nationalism, and imperialism

Question 13

What impact did pragmatism and instrumentalism make in our society?

Accepted Answer

To a mix of activities, projects and lectures, Classes changed from only lecture-based

Question 14

Kurt Hahn was exiled because of criticism of Nazis

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Explain Johann Pestalozzi’s philosophy and approach toward education?

Accepted Answer

Stresses the fact that education should be well rounded, Believed that education was a key element to a just society., focused on the head, heart(emotion), and hands(interactive)., Education should base itself on a child’s development.

Question 16

Which event impacted Paulo Freire’s life the most? Why?

Accepted Answer

The Great Depression

Question 17

What was something that affected Switzerland as an industrialized country?

Accepted Answer

economic crisis

Question 18

What happened when the church of England broke from Rome (1530s)?

Accepted Answer

King Henry declared himself the head of the church

Question 19

Explain which modern groups/ movements reflect Rousseau’s ideas on nature and seclusion?

Accepted Answer

Environmentalist, Hippie movements

Question 20

In which way did Comenius influence children with his book Orbis Pictus?

Accepted Answer

Orbis Pictus was the first book with illustrations, Helped children create a sensory image in their brains., With pictures kids would understand better the actual world.

Question 21

How was a religion-centered Europe able to benefit from the creation of the printing press?

Accepted Answer

Commoners could read the bible in their own language, Bibles became more affordable, Allowed the church to mass-produce Bibles

Question 22

How has Gutenberg’s creation of the printing press impacted communication and education today?

Accepted Answer

Allowed people to communicate and spread information quicker, Today literacy is common

Question 23

Which event from the 16th century (1500s) was greatly influenced by the printing press?

Accepted Answer

The Protestant Reformation

Question 24

What did Montessori study when she volunteered at the Psychiatric Clinic of the Uni of Rome?

Accepted Answer

Children with learning disabilities, Influenced her to to start her own studies about this topic

Question 25

Freire believed that teachers and students should be aware of politics surrounding education.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 26

An intellectual movement that concentrated on reason and individualism over traditional views.

Accepted Answer

Enlightenment

Question 27

Maria Montessori was nominated 3 times for a Nobel peace prize

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

The US gained control of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico after a 6-month war in 1898.

Accepted Answer

The US defeated Spain, Became known as the Spanish-American War

Question 29

Which event marked the beginning of French control over Switzerland?

Accepted Answer

Establishment of the French Helvetic Republic

Question 30

Aimed to reawaken the ideas of classical Roman culture through literature, art, architecture.

Accepted Answer

Renaissance

Question 31

The resentment of Germany after the First World War lead to the Second World War.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

How did Jean Piaget develop his 4 theories?

Accepted Answer

studied children while drawing, exercising, talking etc., Studied his own children.

Question 33

Which War was the first to use atomic bombs? Explain the political impact of this technology.

Accepted Answer

World War II

Question 34

How did Alfred Nobel’s discovery impact the industrial revolution?

Accepted Answer

Dynamite was used for building roads, boulevards, streets.

Question 35

Pestalozzi believed that every child is born with undeveloped natural abilities.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 36

How did Jean Piaget change the point of view of many researchers from his time period?

Accepted Answer

Other researchers would look kids as mini-adults, Jean showed youth & adolescence as important to development

Question 37

Which war which ended with the Treaty of Westphalia?

Accepted Answer

Thirty Year War (1618-1648)

Question 38

The Cold War was one of the most violent events in history.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 39

Why did Alfred Nobel found the Nobel Prizes?

Accepted Answer

Reward those who contribute to society with their inventions, He was motivated by a friend to focus on peace

Question 40

Paulo Freire wrote a book which is now considered one of the foundational texts of education.

Accepted Answer

Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Question 41

What did Voltaire do to show his feelings towards those who overuse their power?

Accepted Answer

He wrote satires to make fun of them

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