Philosophes can best be defined as
A) the name given to scholars participating in the furthering of scientific knowledge through groups meetings called salons.
B) the name given to eighteenth-century "people of letters" who embraced the Enlightenment worldview.
C) those scholars of the eighteenth century that furthered the cause of science via print and protest.
D) those learned people that did not attend university but grasped the new scientific concepts.
E) thinkers self challenged to explain the workings of the universe.
B
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A) authorize a reduction in wages and output. B) increase tariffs so that any excess food would be used for domestic consumption. C) check the rapid increase in agricultural prices. D) establish stabilization corporations to purchase surplus wheat and cotton.
Under the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese population
a. remained relatively stable. b. moved from south to north. c. grew significantly. d. declined overall.
Which pope began to mount a serious offensive against Protestantism?
A) Paul III B) Leo X C) Clement VII D) Julius II E) Innocent III
The _____ was a five-month-long battle fought in southwestern Russia from 1942 to 1943; it halted the advance of Germany into the Soviet Union
A) Battle of Midway B) Battle of Saltanovka C) Battle of Narva D) Battle of Stalingrad E) Battle of the Bulge