World History Unit 7 Review

Which thinker said that government should promote the general will (what is best for the country as a whole)?

• Rousseau

• Voltaire

• Locke

Which Enlightenment philosopher wrote Leviathan, which mentioned the selfish nature of mankind?

• Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

How did enlightened despots use their absolute power?

• for the good of their people

• to give power to the nobles

• to win over allies

• to increase taxes on the poor

The quote above promotes the concept of

• laissez-faire economics.

• original sin.

• the tabula rasa.

The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were alike in that both included

• a. astronomers trying to prove universal gravitation.

• b. ideas that the Catholic Church embraced.

• c. thinkers seeking natural laws to explain aspects of the universe.

Many governments did not like Enlightenment ideas. How did they try to keep them from spreading?

• paying philosophers to keep quiet

• increasing freedom of speech

• promoting censorship

The ideas of the Enlightenment were spread by salons and

• the Encyclopedia

• the Catholic Church

• the concept of original sin

Which philosopher was put in prison for his writings, and so became very concerned about freedom of speech?

• Montesquieu

• Smith

• Voltaire

This excerpt gives justification for a

• laissez-faire economy, which the government does not control.

• Mercantilist economy, with strict government controls.

• Manorial economy, in which there is no trade.

According to the information in the box above, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau all believed that

• religions should control governments.

• government is based on a social contract.

• the sun revolves around the Earth.