Philosophies and Ideologies 1450 to 1750

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AP World History › Philosophies and Ideologies 1450 to 1750

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Which of the following was not one of the key differences between Renaissance scholarship and past Western European programs of study?

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What is the Political theory that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not the consent of the governed?

3

Deism, a belief system that was popular in the eighteenth century as a result of the Scientific Revolution, often compares God to a _________________.

4

Which of these enlightenment thinkers is most associated with the concept of “separation of powers” in government?

5

The term “Westphalian Sovereignty” refers to the _____________.

6

Select the philosopher/scientist who engaged in the Scientific Revolution’s most influential and thorough exploration of the intersections between religion and scientific thought.

7

Which of the following subjects was not included in the standard Renaissance educational program known as the “studia humanitatis?”

8

The concept of Divine Right of Kings is most closely associated with which of these European monarchs?

9

Which of the following philosophers wrote the political treatise The Leviathan, and famously described human life in the state of nature as "ugly, poor, brutish, and short"?

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Which of the following Enlightenment ideas is most closely associated with Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

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