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Unit 4 Flashcards, The Atlantic System, the Enlightenment, and European Society

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“What was the ocean route in which slaves were transported from Africa to America?"the Middle Passage
Which protestant revivalist movement of the early eighteenth century emphasized emotional individual religious experiences?Pietism
“Which European war from 1740-1748 led to a woman on the Habsburg throne?The War of Austrian Succession led to Maria Theresa's reign
Name the earlier Enlightenment thinker who wrote the Critical Dictionary which criticized religion?Pierre Bayle Bayle emphasized the New Skepticism
Name the philosophe who wrote the Persian Letters which criticized absolute monarchy by comparing it to Persian rule.Baron de Montesquieu
What is the revolution that allowed people to consume new staple goods produced by the Atlantic system at a rapid pace?Consumer Revolution
The Enclosure Movement and new ways of selective breeding were signs of which event?The Agricultural Revolution of the early 18th century.
What was the movement in which small landowners were forced off the land because they had to sell their property to larger landowners?The Enclosure Movement
What were salons and who attended them?Salons were social gatherings where Enlightenment philosophes came to discuss their ideas and beliefs
These people were members of Masonic Lodges which were social clubs where people of different classes often discussed Enlightenment ideasWhat were Freemasons?
This philosophe wrote Elements of the Philosophy of Newton as well as the Philosophical Dictionary which attacked Christianity:Voltaire (1694-1778)
This Enlightenment figure was the chief editor of the Encyclopedia which helped to lay out the Enlightenment’s principlesDenis Diderot (1713-1784)
Who was the German thinker who set the foundations for a modern philosophy in his Critique of Pure Reason?Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)
Which Austrian enlightened despot created a unified law code among other Enlightenment-inspired actions?Joseph II (r. 1780-1790)
Which Russian tsar built a new capital city and forced nobles to cut their beards?Peter the Great (1689-1725) built St. Petersburg and forced beard-trimming as a way to modernize Russia.


Teacher, Social Studies
Redwood High School
Larkspur, CA

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