Who edited the Encyclopedia, a distillation of science and Enlightenment ideas?
A) Denis Diderot
B) Voltaire
C) Pierre Bayle
D) Montesquieu
E) Madame Pompadour
Answer: A
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According to Kenyatta, in the Gikuyu creation story the first Gikuyu
a. had a husband and nine children. b. was neither male nor female. c. had a wife and nine daughters. d. had a wife and nine sons.
All of the following contributed to the appeal of the Second Great Awakening to women except
a. it offered women an active role in bringing their husbands and families back to God. b. it encouraged women to enter into professions normally reserved for men in order to make these professional more ethical and morally upright. c. it provided a springboard for them to turn their attention to reforming society. d. it preached a gospel of female spiritual worth. e. it allayed women's concerns about the expanding market economy.
The main reason that it took so long to admit new ______ such as Texas and California was the issue of slavery.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
How did the thinkers of the Enlightenment compare with predecessors of the Scientific Revolution?
A) The Enlightenment thinkers were more effective popularizers of ideas. B) The creators of the Scientific Revolution were more effective popularizers of ideas. C) The Scientific Revolution was more a local than an international movement. D) The Enlightenment was more a local than an international movement. E) The Enlightenment thinkers were more original in their thinking.