WorksheetsEnlightenment Crash Course #18 video questions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the Enlightenment?
A period of political change in Europe
A belief in the power of reason and rational investigation
A series of wars and conflicts in the seventeenth century
A movement to abolish slavery in Europe
What were some of the everyday changes occurring during the Enlightenment?
Increased trade and manufacturing
Introduction of new foods from the Americas
Shifts in social classes and relationships
All of the above
Who was Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu?
A jurist and writer who criticized outmoded ways of life
A famous poet who wrote about the Lisbon earthquake
A philosopher who advocated for individual reason
A diplomat who traveled the world and observed different social orders
What did Voltaire criticize in his writings?
The musty old ideas of tradition
The power of the Catholic Church
The corruption of aristocrats and rulers
All of the above
What were some of the values promoted by Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Hard work, practicality, and domesticity
Education reform and natural individualism
The importance of social hierarchies
The need for absolute obedience to the state
What were Enlightenment salons?
Regular gatherings in homes to discuss the latest ideas
Fashion trends inspired by the courts
Philosophers who influenced society through social media
Influential women who promoted Enlightenment values
Who wrote the Encyclopedia and what topics did it cover?
Denis Diderot; discussions of natural rights and the status of women
Adam Smith; theories of free trade and individualism
Jean-Jacques Rousseau; ideas about education reform
Emmanuel Kant; emphasis on individual reason
What did Adam Smith advocate for in his book 'The Wealth of Nations'?
The importance of manufacturing and free trade
The need for absolute obedience to the state
The abolition of slavery in Europe
The power of individual reason and self-interest
What did Emmanuel Kant emphasize in his philosophy?
The importance of individual reason and thinking for oneself
The need for social and political reform
The power of the Catholic Church
The benefits of a subsistence agricultural economy
What were some of the social movements influenced by Enlightenment ideas?
Movements to abolish slavery
Movements for women's rights
Both A and B
None of the above
