Crash Course European History

What is the Enlightenment?

• A period of political change in Europe

• A belief in supernatural forces

• A time of warfare and conflict

• A movement that emphasized rational investigation and challenged tradition

What were some of the everyday changes occurring during the Enlightenment?

• Increased abundance and novelty in European lives

• Shifts in how people perceived the world

• Introduction of new commodities like coffee and chocolate

• All of the above

What did Adam Smith advocate for in his book The Wealth of Nations?

• Manufacturing, division of labor, and free trade

• Unconditional obedience to the state

• The importance of individual reason

• The abolition of slavery

What did Moses Mendelssohn believe about the future of Jews in Europe?

• Persecution of Jews would soon end due to the Enlightenment emphasis on reason

• Jews should embrace traditional ways of life and reject Enlightenment ideas

• Jews should form their own separate communities and reject assimilation

• Jews should convert to Christianity to avoid persecution

What did the Enlightenment views contribute to?

• Rising movements to abolish slavery

• The persecution of people for their religious beliefs

• The belief in supernatural forces

• The promotion of traditional ways of life

During the Enlightenment, people began looking to _____ instead of ______ to explain life's questions and problems.

• God; society

• Kings; religion

• reason; tradition

• tradition; God

Which of the following was NOT a trait associated with the Enlightenment?

• Honesty

• Religion

• Curiosity

• Openness to new ideas

belief that a divinity set the universe in motion but does not interfere

• nationalism

• empiricism

• conservatism

• socialism

• deism

Philosophers of the Enlightenment wanted to use __________ in all areas of life.

• A. government
• B. economics
• C. politics
• D. reason

The Influential work that begins "Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains."

• The Wealth of Nations

• The Persian Letters

• The Encyclopedia

• The Social Contract