Heimler 5.1

What was the main theme of Unit 5 of AP World History curriculum?

• Industrial Revolution

• Scientific Revolution

• Enlightenment

• Renaissance

What is the Enlightenment movement known for?

• Promoting monarchy and divine right of kings

• Emphasizing human reason and natural laws

• Supporting mercantilist economies

• Advocating tradition and religious revelation

Who advocated the idea of empiricism during the Enlightenment?

• Adam Smith

• Francis Bacon

• John Locke

• Mary Wollstonecraft

What did John Locke argue in his book Two Treatises on Government?

• Human beings are endowed with natural rights

• People should not have the power in a government

• Divine right of kings is the best political hierarchy

• Government should have absolute power over individuals

What is the concept of laissez-faire economics promoted by Adam Smith?

• Economic decisions should be made by a council of experts

• Individuals should make their own economic choices without government intervention

• Government should control all economic activities

• Economic activities should be controlled by the church

What was the new brand of enlightened religion called?

• Atheism

• Deism

• Monotheism

• Polytheism

What did the Seneca Falls Convention advocate for?

• All of the above

• Women's suffrage

• Women's property rights

• Women's education

What did the Enlightenment ideal lead to in terms of slavery and serfdom?

• Increase in slave trade

• Abolition of slavery in the United States

• Emancipation of serfs in Russia

• All of the above

What did the Enlightenment emphasize in terms of knowing truth and reality?

• Senses and natural laws

• Revelation and tradition

• Religious scriptures

• Government decrees

Who wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women?

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• John Locke

• Adam Smith

• Francis Bacon