In the feature, "Movement of Ideas Through Primary Sources: Edmund Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution," although Burke was considered a conservative at the time, what did he support?
a. The absolute power of the monarchy
b. The rights of Catholics in Ireland
c. The economic system of slavery
d. The British East India Company
e. The French Revolution's goal of the rights of man
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Like Baghdad, Timbuktu was renowned as a(n) ________
A) center of culture and learning B) imperial capital C) center for the spread of Islam D) port city
A primary belief in the mercantile system was that
a. merchants and traders should control the economy. b. there was only a limited amount of wealth in the world and amassing it meant power. c. the wealth of a state was the personal property of its Sovereign. d. slavery was necessary to yield a profit. e. social mobility was possible with economic increase.
What was at the root of Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy?
A) scientism B) rationalism C) utilitarianism D) anti-rationalism and an exaltation of freedom E) social Darwinism