Who was Voltaire?
Answer: Voltaire was banished from France as a young man for insulting a noble and then went to England, where he witnessed the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution. He became an admirer of the overarching intellectual and political freedom that England had instated. He disdained organized religion and could only advocate for religion in general if it was subject to human reason.
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History Trimester
- What were the three main areas of discontent that led to the French Revolution?
- What overriding factor led to the French Revolution?
- What were the strengths and weaknesses of 18th century France?
- Who was Rousseau?
- Who was Diderot?
- What did Enlightenment philosophers reject and what did they embrace instead?
- What does empiricism claim?
- What does rationalism claim?
- What did philosophers of the Enlightenment seek to do and by what means?
- Which previous time period did Enlightenment thinkers look back on to form the idea that man was the measure of all things?
- What is the Enlightenment referred to as?
- What is the timeline of powers shifts following the English Civil War?
- What is the difference between leadership by the people and leadership by a monarch in wartime?
- What led to the English Civil War?