Enlightenment & Its Possibilities
Famous People
Dark Enlightenment
Enlightenment Principles
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The Enlightenment shifted from superstition to this.
What is reason & logic?
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This person (1596-1650) based his philosophy on doubting everything and used thought and knowledge to understand the world.
Who is René Descartes?
100
These laws were created to control the import of British goods to the British colonies
What are the Navigation Acts?
100
Establishment, maintenance, acquisition and expansion of colonies in one territory by people from another territory is known as...
What is Colonialism?
100
This person had a pessimistic view of the world, believing that people were born internally evil and only cared about themselves. He also believed that for people to escape the “chaos” of their natural states, they had to enter into a social contract or agreement.
Who is Thomas Hobbes (1588-1769)?
200
The Enlightenment reached its highest development in this country, Europe's wealthiest and most populous, where philosphers made it their goal to reach a larger audience of elites, and where intellectuals were not as strongly restrained as in eastern and east-central Europe.
What is France?
200
This person (1564-1642), revolutionized telescope technology, observed the curvature of the earth, performed many experiments (such as testing acceleration of moving objects), and was later condemned by the Roman Catholic Church for going against their strict beliefs.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
200
This forced the migration of almost 12 million Africans across the Atlantic ocean for slave labor on plantations and in other industries.
What is the Atlantic Slave Trade?
200
This is an economic system involving the private ownership of goods being exchanged over markets for the purpose of accumulating capital.
What is Capitalism?
200
This treaty ended the Seven Years' War in Europe and the colonies - Canada and all French territory east of the Mississippi River given to Britain - Louisiana for Spain (and Spain later expanded more west to northern California) - France gave up most of its holdings in India.
What is the Treaty of Paris (1763)?
300
This sphere idealized intellectual space that emerged in Europe during Enlightenment, where members of society came together as individuals to discuss issues relevant to the society, economics, and politics of the day.
What is the public sphere?
300
This person (1632-1704) had an optimistic view of the world, proposing the "Tabula rasa" concept and believing that all people were naturally born caring and generous individuals who gained knowledge through experience.
Who is John Locke?
300
As a result of New Imperialism, European powers met to regulate the colonization and trade of Africa at this conference.
What is the Berlin Conference of 1884?
300
The process of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an post-agarian one is known as...
What is Industrialization?
300
This revolution was a transition in Europe from a society where literacy consisted of patriarchal and communal reading of religious texts to a society where literacy was commonplace and reading material was broad and diverse.
What is the Reading Revolution?
400
Frederick the Great was a ruler from Prussia who was best known for doing what that spread Enligthenment values and thought?
(i) allowed subjects to religious and philosophical freedom (ii) promoted advancement of knowledge by improving schools, and (iii) permitted scholars to publish findings
400
This famous German philosopher (1724-1804) wanted the public to think freely, act judiciously and be “treated in accordance with their dignity.” However, he also believed that men were lazy cowards too afraid to spark change.
Who is Immanuel Kant?
400
In this literature, the idea was for Europeans to civilize more primitive, nonwhite peoples who would eventually receive the benefits of modern economics, cities, advanced medicine, and higher standards of living like their counterparts.
What is the “White Man’s Burden”?
400
A philosophical term used to describe the hypothetical condition that preceded governments.
What is the "State of Nature"?
400
In order to end the First Opium War, the Qing Dynasty had to sign this treaty, which ceded the island of Hong Kong to Britain...FOREVER!!!
What is the Treaty of Nanking (1842)?
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Why were Maria Theresa and Joseph II considered enlightened rulers?
(i )limited papacy’s political influence; revamped tax system (ii) improved the agricultural population, and (iii) reduced the power of lords over serfs and freed peasant tenants
500
This famous person (1759-1797) wrote "A Vindication of the Rights of Women," advocatating for equality of the sexes. Getting women to become educated and equal to their male counterparts (such as learning how to read, write, and think for themselves) was a critical goal.
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
500
After the British East India Company had conquered the last native state in 1848, Muslims and Hindus tried to drive the British out, but this rebellion was crushed and British ruled.
What is the Great Rebellion of 1857 & 1858?
500
Legal maxim that entails government decisions falling under known legal principles is known as...
What is "Rule of Law"?
500
During the 19th century, the industrial revolution created economic inequality between different nations. This term was coined and referred to non-industrialized nations such as Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
What is a "Third World" country?
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