Banning Coffeehouses
Why did medicine men not like coffee?
Medicine men didn’t like coffee because they claimed it was poisonous.
What is another name for the Enlightenment?
The age of reason.
True or False: Denis Diderot was the editor of the first encyclopedia.
True
The Protestant Reformation questioned the beliefs of what religion?
Catholicism
Which “empire” was the biggest supplier of coffee in the 17th century?
The Arab Empire or Arabia
Why did people in Cairo attempt to shut down coffeehouses?
People in Cairo attempted to shut down coffeehouses because coffeehouses started gossip and rumors. They also wanted to shut down coffeehouses because they believed coffeehouses were places where suspicious games like chess and backgammon were played.
What was an enlightened despot?
An absolute ruler who used their power to bring social and political change.
How did writers such as Volitaire and Montesquieu avoid censorship?
They disguised their books as works of fiction
While Enlightenment was taking place in France, what revolution was happening in England?
The Financial Revolution
In the 1690s coffee plantations were established by which company at Batavia in Java, an island colony in what is now Indonesia?
The Dutch East India Company
Why did King Charles II try to close down coffeehouses?
King Carles II tried to close down coffeehouses because he was scared of people talking bad about him and attempting to overthrow him.
What were regular topics of discussion in salons?
New literature, arts, science, and philosophy.
What did Locke argue for in terms of government?
He argued for a less powerful government
Coffeehouses became part of social and political life during the time of Oliver Cromwell in what country?
England
What did Gabriel Mathieu de Clieu embarked on an entirely unofficial scheme to get hold of?
The coffeetree
Why did tavern owners dislike coffee?
Tavern owners disliked coffee for commercial reasons. In other words, coffee was putting them out of business.
Who was the most radical enlightened despot?
Joseph II of Austria
Who was dubbed the "Most controviersial Philosophe"?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Coffeehouses became part of social and political life during the time of Oliver Cromwell in what country?
England
Which country in South America, who became the leading supplier of coffee, did the Dutch introduce coffee to?
Brazil
How long did the ban on coffee in Mecca by religious leaders last?
The ban on coffee in Mecca by religious leaders lasted a few months.
What laws and topics did the Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution stress more?
Science and natural laws
What happened to volitaire after he spoke out against the French's corrupt government?
He was imprisoned and exiled, and the books he wrote were burned.
What book compiled by Denis Deridot was written in a Paris coffeehouse?
Encyclopedic
What present day country is often credited with the origin of coffee?
Yemen