Enlightenment Lecture Pt. 2

Multiple Choice

What does Divine Right mean?

• Divine Right refers to a legal system governing monarchs.
• Divine Right is the principle that all rulers must be elected by the people.
• Divine Right means that monarchs can do whatever they want without any restrictions.
• Divine Right means the belief that a monarch's authority comes directly from God.

Categorize

Options (3)

Created the first symphony.

Set new standards for originality.

Used emotion and range to push music creatively.

Based on your notes, match the musician to the contribution that they made to music during the Enlightenment period.

Haydn

Mozart

Beethoven

Word Cloud

Before you learn more about Adam Smith and Capitalism, what is a word that comes to mind when you hear the Capitalism? Can be good or bad, just be sure to not use curse words please!

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individuals

businesses

means

production

governments

resources

wealth

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to buy the best ​

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prices. This ​

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shapes the market by affecting what businesses are able to sell.

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governments

resources

wealth

Consumers

compete

goods

lowest

competition

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should not ​

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in the economy because ​

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creates ​

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in business.

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governments

resources

wealth

Consumers

interfere

competition

efficiency

Multiple Choice

What does Laissez-faire mean?

• A strict government control over the economy
• A type of economic theory that promotes higher taxes

• A method of regulating prices in the market
• Refers to a hands-off approach to economic regulation.

Poll

Do you agree or disagree with Adam Smith's idea or version of Capitalism?

• Agree

• Undecided

• Disagree

Open Ended

Based on how you answered the previous question, whether you agree, disagree or are undecided about Capitalism, explain your thoughts below. BE SURE TO FOCUS ON YOUR WHY + PROPER SPELLING , PUNCUATION AND GRAMMAR!!!

Multiple Choice

Using your notes, what might Adam Smith say about the following scenario? The U.S. economy has taken a turn for the worse. The president believes the government should get the economy moving again; so he wants to pass laws that require individuals and businesses to follow the government’s advice about what should be produced.

• Adam Smith would oppose government mandates on production, pushing for free market ideas.

• Adam Smith would support government intervention to stabilize the economy.

Multiple Choice

Using your notes, what might Adam Smith say about the following scenario? The Save Our jobs Coalition is working to pass a law that would penalize businesses that move jobs out of the country. In addition, the law would require higher taxes to be placed on imported goods, goods made overseas and then sold in the U.S, that are cheaper than those goods made in the USA.

• Adam Smith would support the law to protect American jobs.
• Adam Smith would oppose the law, advocating for free trade and competition.

Multiple Choice

Using your notes, what might Adam Smith say about the following scenario? “Stop Government Now” is a group that believes there is no legitimate role for government except providing for police and fire protection. Members believe almost all governmental functions should be privatized and run by businesses.

• Adam Smith would advocate for complete government control over all industries.
• Adam Smith would support limited government intervention but recognize the need for some public services.

Poll

After looking at Adam Smith's belief regarding Capitalism, what you think about it?

• Support it

• Not Sure

• Not Support it

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model states that the ​

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and not the ​

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is at the center of the universe.

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Heliocentric

Sun

Earth

Geocentric

Open Ended

Obviously, the Catholic Church was wrong for punishing Galileo for his beliefs over Heliocentrism, but why might the Church do something like this? Hint: Think about how this belief could put into question the authority of the Church over people and how that would make the Church react.

Multiple Choice

What advancement did Sir Francis Bacon make for Science?

• Development of the scientific method.
• Invention of the telescope.
• Discovery of gravity.
• Introduction of the periodic table.

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Encyclopedias included ​

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on a wide variety of topics.

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essays

sketches

novels

poems

recipes

Multiple Choice

How did encyclopedias help spread ideas during the Enlightenment?

• Encyclopedias were only available to the wealthy elite, limiting their impact.
• Encyclopedias were primarily used for artistic expression during the Enlightenment.
• They focused solely on religious teachings and dogma.
• By making knowledge accessible and encouraging intellectual exchange.

Multiple Choice

According to your notes, who was the influential figure during the Enlightenment that hosted salons and spoke her mind?

• Marie Curie

• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Madame Geoffrin

Multiple Choice

Who pushed for more educational opportunities for women during the Enlightenment?

• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Marie Curie

• Madame Geoffrin

Multiple Choice

What did most philosophers believe, during the Enlightenment era, about what the best form of government was?

• Limited Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Poll

Monarchies were very split, in terms of how they viewed power and their role in government during the Enlightenment. Some believed in new ideas, while others believed in the old ideas or traditional way of ruling. Ultimately, based on the image, which way of governing do you think wins out going forward?

• Old (Traditional) Ideas

• New (Progressive) Ideas

Open Ended

Based on whether you think the old or new ideas wins out, see the attachment for a reminder of what these ideas were, explain your reasoning below.