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AP World History Enlightenment parts 1-2

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Explain the intellectual and ideological context in which revolutions swept the Atlantic world from 1750 to 1900.   show
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What is another name for the Enlightenment period? What were the dates of this period?   show
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show It was caused in part by the scientific revolution, absolutism and church conflicts, and occurred predominantly in the West.  
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How did the Enlightenment period impact human relationships?   show
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show This was a step further than thinking had gone in the Renaissance where an exclusively religious world view expanded to include nature and “non-religious” subjects.  
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show The Enlightenment was a departure from and in fact challenged divine right of kings and the church (Christian beliefs were to some extent rejected, to some extent accommodated).  
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During the Enlightenment, what religion was challenged specifically?   show
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Who were the major figures that promoted Enlightenment?   show
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show Locke (natural rights/law, life/liberty/property)  
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show Voltaire (free thought).  
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What were Rousseau and Montesquieu known for?   show
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show Some rulers were considered enlightened despots: Catherine the Great, Joseph II of HRE, Frederick the Great of Prussia. Although they did not give up power, they toyed with the ideas of helping the lower classes.  
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show The Enlightenment had a moderate impact in England and America (Deism)  
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What impact did the Enlightenment have on France?   show
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What usually preceded revolutions and rebellions against existing governments?   show
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show Nationalism also became a major force shaping the historical development of states and empires.  
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show Empires began to decline as people groups sought self-determination. But how far should this process go? Should every language group be its own nation?  
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What were people identifying with instead of their king and/or ruler?   show
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show Enlightenment ideas and religious ideals influenced various reform movements. These reform movements contributed to the expansion of rights, as seen in  
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What was the impact of expanded suffrage?   show
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show The US gave and then ignored rights for African Americans; many did not obtain rights until the 20th c.  
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show abolition of slavery: in Latin America mostly done before 1810s revolutions; 1807 US and UK outlawed slave trade  
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In what order did the US, France and the UK outlaw slavery?   show
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show The end of serfdom (due to enlightenment?) in Russia 1861 but had to pay for it  
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show Other reform movements included temperance (anti-alcohol), prisons, public education, labor  
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Who pressed for the SECOND GREAT AWAKENING? Why? What religion were they trying to influence?   show
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show 1850, Japan was forced to open up to trade by Europeans, and was introduced to the industrial revolution.  
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show Ottoman tried to modernize through Tanzimat, but did not succeed in doing so.  
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What did China do at this time?   show
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