The Enlightenment

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What was the Enlightenment primarily focused on enhancing in the eighteenth century?

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Intellectual and cultural life

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What role did public spaces like salons and coffeehouses play during the Enlightenment?

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They served as venues for discussing new ideas and fostering intellectual exchange.

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What was a key belief of Enlightenment thinkers influenced by Isaac Newton's scientific ideas?

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A natural law could be discovered underlying all aspects of life.

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According to John Locke, how should government be formed?

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By a contract between people and their ruler.

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What did John Locke emphasize in his philosophy during the Enlightenment period?

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The rejection of any intrinsic differences between humans

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According to Rousseau and Adam Smith, what was their stance on slavery?

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They called for the abolition of slavery

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What was Mary Wollstonecraft's groundbreaking idea in "The Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792)?

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Women should have political rights and access to education

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What concept did Scottish Enlightenment philosophers believe was part of the "natural law" they were discovering?

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That economic and technological advancements confirm universal laws

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What was the primary idea promoted by Enlightenment thinkers like Adam Smith regarding economic decisions?

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Individuals should have the freedom to make economic decisions

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What was the main criticism of Enlightenment ideas in Latin America?

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They criticized ideas about indigenous history.