World History Unit 2 Assessment Review - Moor's Class

Englishwoman who argued that women should have the same opportunities for education as a man

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Voltaire

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Hobbes

As you've learned, Adam Smith said of the business owner that "By pursuing his own interest, he frequently promotes that of the society." Smith believed that while the businessman is after profit for himself, he is "led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention."

Which "interest of society" is met by the following "businessman's action"?

Buys raw materials from South America and has them shipped to England

• Consumers have more choices

• Farmers in South America increase production and the shipping company hires more workers and orders new ships from a shipbuilder

• People can buy things they really want

Which "interest of society" is met by the following "businessman's action"?

Builds a new factory where there was no factory before

• Consumers have more choices

• Gives job opportunities to unemployed city-dwellers

• People can buy things they really want

Which "interest of society" is met by the following "businessman's action"?

Competes with similar businesses by lowering prices of goods

• Consumers have more choices

• Makes available cheap products that even the poor can afford

• People can buy things they really want

Which "interest of society" is met by the following "businessman's action"?

Invests in research to develop new products

• Farmers in South America increase production and the shipping company hires more workers and orders new ships from a shipbuilder

• Consumers have more choices

• People can buy things they really want

Which "interest of society" is met by the following "businessman's action"?

Works to find out what products people want so he can easily sell what he manufactures

• People can buy things they really want

• Makes available cheap products that even the poor can afford

• Consumers have more choices

English political philosopher and scientist who argued that the best form of government was an absolute monarchy

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

French writer who published the Encyclopédie, a collection of articles on philosophy, politics, and other information

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Denis Diderot

• Thomas Hobbes

Author of The Wealth of Nations, which laid the foundation for the modern science of economics; he believed all people have a natural desire to better their lives.

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Adam Smith

• Thomas Hobbes

Enlightenment philosopher who believed that human beings are naturally good but are corrupted by society

• Mary Wollstonecraft

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes