AMSCO AP WORLD HISTORY MODERN-
UNIT 5 73 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
John Locke - answer 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings
and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
Social Contract - answer A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and
welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
Tabula Rasa - answer blank slate
philosophes - answer Writers during the Enlightenment and who popularized the new ideas of
the time.
Baron Montesquieu - answer Enlightenment thinker who supported the idea of separation of
powers
Voltaire - answer (1694-1778) French philosopher. He believed that freedom of speech was the
best weapon against bad government. He also spoke out against the corruption of the French
government, and the intolerance of the Catholic Church.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - answer A French man who believed that Human beings are naturally
good & free & can rely on their instincts. Government should exist to protect common good,
and be a democracy
Enlightenment - answer A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in
the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.
Deism - answer A popular Enlightenment era belief that there is a God, but that God isn't
involved in people's lives or in revealing truths to prophets.
, Liberalism - answer A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of
opportunity.
Conservatism - answer A political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the
best in society and opposing radical changes.
Empiricism - answer the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should,
therefore, rely on observation and experimentation
Nationalism - answer A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Classical Liberalism - answer A term given to the philosophy of John Locke and other 17th and
18th century advocates of the protection of individual rights and liberties by limiting
government power.
Feminism - answer A female movement for gender equality.
abolitionism - answer Movement to end slavery
Zionism - answer A policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in
Palestine.
Anti-Semitism - answer Prejudice against Jews
Theodor Herzl and Zionism - answer Jewish founder of Zoionist Movement (1897) movement to
rebuild homeland in Palestine, a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for
Jews in Palestine
UNIT 5 73 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
John Locke - answer 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings
and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
Social Contract - answer A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and
welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
Tabula Rasa - answer blank slate
philosophes - answer Writers during the Enlightenment and who popularized the new ideas of
the time.
Baron Montesquieu - answer Enlightenment thinker who supported the idea of separation of
powers
Voltaire - answer (1694-1778) French philosopher. He believed that freedom of speech was the
best weapon against bad government. He also spoke out against the corruption of the French
government, and the intolerance of the Catholic Church.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau - answer A French man who believed that Human beings are naturally
good & free & can rely on their instincts. Government should exist to protect common good,
and be a democracy
Enlightenment - answer A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in
the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.
Deism - answer A popular Enlightenment era belief that there is a God, but that God isn't
involved in people's lives or in revealing truths to prophets.
, Liberalism - answer A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of
opportunity.
Conservatism - answer A political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the
best in society and opposing radical changes.
Empiricism - answer the view that knowledge originates in experience and that science should,
therefore, rely on observation and experimentation
Nationalism - answer A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Classical Liberalism - answer A term given to the philosophy of John Locke and other 17th and
18th century advocates of the protection of individual rights and liberties by limiting
government power.
Feminism - answer A female movement for gender equality.
abolitionism - answer Movement to end slavery
Zionism - answer A policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in
Palestine.
Anti-Semitism - answer Prejudice against Jews
Theodor Herzl and Zionism - answer Jewish founder of Zoionist Movement (1897) movement to
rebuild homeland in Palestine, a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for
Jews in Palestine
