World History Midterm Review

Which of the following terms best describes the growth of cities and the migration of people into them?

• Urban sprawl
• City growing
• Cityfication
• Urbanization

Poor workers called Luddites took a stand against the poor working and living conditions of 1800s London. How did they do this?

• They worked closely with members of parliament to create fairer laws for workers in London.
• They worked closely with members of parliament to create fairer laws for workers in London.
• They would protest the upper classes by striking, destroying equipment, and rioting.
• They elected enlightenment thinkers like John Locke to stand up for their rights in public meetings.

The Enlightenment is

• a time of rebirth
• a time when science ruled
• a time with people used reason and logic to explain the world
• a time when technology ruled

Enlightenment philosopher who did not agree with censorship.

• Voltaire
• Denis Diderot
• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Adam Smith

Enlightenment philosopher who believed men and women should be equal

• Voltaire
• Denis Diderot
• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Adam Smith

Enlightenment philosopher who edited the Encyclopedia to help educate the public.

• Voltaire
• Denis Diderot
• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Adam Smith

Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

Enlightenment philosopher who believed people were born good, but society corrupted them.  

• John Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau
• Voltaire

How did Hobbes view human nature?

• We are inquisitive and industrious.
• We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.
• We are naturally altruistic and usually willing to compromise.
• We are born a 'blank slate', and we develop differently according to our life's experiences..