AP World History Unit 5 Exam Questions
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Enlightenment
A jphilosophical jmovement jwhich jstarted jin jEurope jin jthe j1700's jand jspread jto jthe
jcolonies. jIt jemphasized jreason jand jthe jscientific jmethod. jWriters jof jthe
jEnlightenment jtended jto jfocus jon jgovernment, jethics, jand jscience, jrather jthan jon
jimagination, jemotions, jor jreligion. jMany jmembers jof jthe jEnlightenment jrejected
jtraditional jreligious jbeliefs jin jfavor jof jDeism, jwhich jholds jthat jthe jworld jis jrun jby
jnatural jlaws jwithout jthe jdirect jintervention jof jGod.
Social jContract
An jEnlightenment jconcept; jan jagreement jbetween jthe jpeople jand jtheir jgovernment
jsignifying jtheir jconsent jto jbe jgoverned; jpopular jin jthe j16th-18th jcenturies jamong
jtheorists jsuch jas jThomas jHobbes, jJohn jLocke, jand jJean-Jacques jRousseau, jas ja
jmeans jof jexplaining jthe jorigin jof jgovernment jand jthe jobligations jof jsubjects.
Natural jRights
rights jgranted jto jall jpeople jby jnature jor jGod jthat jcannot jbe jdenied jor jrestricted jby
jany jgovernment jor jindividual; jare joften jsaid jto jbe jgranted jto jpeople jby j"natural jlaw."
jOften jdiscussed jby jEnlightenment jthinker jJohn jLocke
Deism
A jpopular jEnlightenment jera jbelief jthat jthere jis ja jGod, jbut jthat jGod jisn't jinvolved jin
jpeople's jlives jor jin jrevealing jtruths jto jprophets.
Liberalism
A jpolitical jideology jthat jemphasizes jthe jcivil jrights jof jcitizens, jrepresentative
jgovernment, jand jthe jprotection jof jprivate jproperty. jThis jideology, jderived jfrom jthe
jEnlightenment, jwas jespecially jpopular jamong jthe jproperty-owning jmiddle jclasses.
Empiricism
the jview jthat jknowledge joriginates jin jexperience jand jthat jscience jshould, jtherefore,
jrely jon jobservation jand jexperimentation
Nationalism
sense jof jcommonality jbased jon jlanguage, jreligion, jsocial jcustoms, jand jterritory;
jsometimes jharnessed jby jgovernments jto jfoster ja jsense jof junity
Feminism
, the jbelief jthat jwomen jshould jpossess jthe jsame jpolitical jand jeconomic jrights jas jmen;
jbecame jpopular jduring jthe jEnlightenment
Mary jWollstonecraft
English jwriter jand jearly jfeminist jwho jdenied jmale jsupremacy jand jadvocated jequal
jeducation jfor jwomen; jwrote jA jVindication jof jthe jRights jof jWomen, ja jfamous jfeminist
jdocument jin j1792
Suffrage
the jright jto jvote jin jpolitical jelections
End jof jSerfdom
Most jimportant jreform jof jRussian jCzar jAlexander jII; j1861-1865
Declaration jof jIndependence
1776 jstatement, jissued jby jthe jSecond jContinental jCongress, jexplaining jwhy jthe
jcolonies jwanted jindependence jfrom jBritain.
Declaration jof jthe jRights jof jMan jand jCitizen
Adopted jAugust j26, j1789, jstatement jof jfundamental jpolitical jrights jadopted jby jthe
jFrench jNational jAssembly jat jthe jbeginning jof jthe jFrench jRevolution.
Jamaica jLetter
A jwas ja jdocument jwritten jin jJamaica jby jSouth jAmerican jrevolutionary jleader jSimon
jBolivar jwhere jhe jfamously jexpanded jhis jviews jon jthee jindependence jmovement jin
jVenezuela jand jthe jway jthe jgovernment junder jthe jway jthey jtried jto joperate.
Reign jof jTerror
(1793-1794) jduring jthe jFrench jRevolution jwhen jthousands jwere jexecuted jfor
j"disloyalty;" jled jby jRobespierre jwho jtried jrebels jand jhad jthem jexecuted joften jby
jguillotine
Simon jBolivar
The jmost jimportant jmilitary jleader jin jthe jstruggle jfor jindependence jin jSouth jAmerica.
jBorn jin jVenezuela, jhe jled jmilitary jforces jthere jand jin jColombia, jEcuador, jPeru, jand
jBolivia.
Toussaint jL'Ouverture
Was jan jimportant jleader jof jthe jHaitian jRevolution jand jthe jfirst jleader jof ja jfree jHaiti;
jin ja jlong jstruggle jagain jthe jinstitution jof jslavery, jhe jled jthe jblacks jto jvictory jover jthe
jwhites jand jfree jcoloreds jand jsecured jnative jcontrol jover jthe jcolony jin j1797, jcalling
jhimself ja jdictator.
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Enlightenment
A jphilosophical jmovement jwhich jstarted jin jEurope jin jthe j1700's jand jspread jto jthe
jcolonies. jIt jemphasized jreason jand jthe jscientific jmethod. jWriters jof jthe
jEnlightenment jtended jto jfocus jon jgovernment, jethics, jand jscience, jrather jthan jon
jimagination, jemotions, jor jreligion. jMany jmembers jof jthe jEnlightenment jrejected
jtraditional jreligious jbeliefs jin jfavor jof jDeism, jwhich jholds jthat jthe jworld jis jrun jby
jnatural jlaws jwithout jthe jdirect jintervention jof jGod.
Social jContract
An jEnlightenment jconcept; jan jagreement jbetween jthe jpeople jand jtheir jgovernment
jsignifying jtheir jconsent jto jbe jgoverned; jpopular jin jthe j16th-18th jcenturies jamong
jtheorists jsuch jas jThomas jHobbes, jJohn jLocke, jand jJean-Jacques jRousseau, jas ja
jmeans jof jexplaining jthe jorigin jof jgovernment jand jthe jobligations jof jsubjects.
Natural jRights
rights jgranted jto jall jpeople jby jnature jor jGod jthat jcannot jbe jdenied jor jrestricted jby
jany jgovernment jor jindividual; jare joften jsaid jto jbe jgranted jto jpeople jby j"natural jlaw."
jOften jdiscussed jby jEnlightenment jthinker jJohn jLocke
Deism
A jpopular jEnlightenment jera jbelief jthat jthere jis ja jGod, jbut jthat jGod jisn't jinvolved jin
jpeople's jlives jor jin jrevealing jtruths jto jprophets.
Liberalism
A jpolitical jideology jthat jemphasizes jthe jcivil jrights jof jcitizens, jrepresentative
jgovernment, jand jthe jprotection jof jprivate jproperty. jThis jideology, jderived jfrom jthe
jEnlightenment, jwas jespecially jpopular jamong jthe jproperty-owning jmiddle jclasses.
Empiricism
the jview jthat jknowledge joriginates jin jexperience jand jthat jscience jshould, jtherefore,
jrely jon jobservation jand jexperimentation
Nationalism
sense jof jcommonality jbased jon jlanguage, jreligion, jsocial jcustoms, jand jterritory;
jsometimes jharnessed jby jgovernments jto jfoster ja jsense jof junity
Feminism
, the jbelief jthat jwomen jshould jpossess jthe jsame jpolitical jand jeconomic jrights jas jmen;
jbecame jpopular jduring jthe jEnlightenment
Mary jWollstonecraft
English jwriter jand jearly jfeminist jwho jdenied jmale jsupremacy jand jadvocated jequal
jeducation jfor jwomen; jwrote jA jVindication jof jthe jRights jof jWomen, ja jfamous jfeminist
jdocument jin j1792
Suffrage
the jright jto jvote jin jpolitical jelections
End jof jSerfdom
Most jimportant jreform jof jRussian jCzar jAlexander jII; j1861-1865
Declaration jof jIndependence
1776 jstatement, jissued jby jthe jSecond jContinental jCongress, jexplaining jwhy jthe
jcolonies jwanted jindependence jfrom jBritain.
Declaration jof jthe jRights jof jMan jand jCitizen
Adopted jAugust j26, j1789, jstatement jof jfundamental jpolitical jrights jadopted jby jthe
jFrench jNational jAssembly jat jthe jbeginning jof jthe jFrench jRevolution.
Jamaica jLetter
A jwas ja jdocument jwritten jin jJamaica jby jSouth jAmerican jrevolutionary jleader jSimon
jBolivar jwhere jhe jfamously jexpanded jhis jviews jon jthee jindependence jmovement jin
jVenezuela jand jthe jway jthe jgovernment junder jthe jway jthey jtried jto joperate.
Reign jof jTerror
(1793-1794) jduring jthe jFrench jRevolution jwhen jthousands jwere jexecuted jfor
j"disloyalty;" jled jby jRobespierre jwho jtried jrebels jand jhad jthem jexecuted joften jby
jguillotine
Simon jBolivar
The jmost jimportant jmilitary jleader jin jthe jstruggle jfor jindependence jin jSouth jAmerica.
jBorn jin jVenezuela, jhe jled jmilitary jforces jthere jand jin jColombia, jEcuador, jPeru, jand
jBolivia.
Toussaint jL'Ouverture
Was jan jimportant jleader jof jthe jHaitian jRevolution jand jthe jfirst jleader jof ja jfree jHaiti;
jin ja jlong jstruggle jagain jthe jinstitution jof jslavery, jhe jled jthe jblacks jto jvictory jover jthe
jwhites jand jfree jcoloreds jand jsecured jnative jcontrol jover jthe jcolony jin j1797, jcalling
jhimself ja jdictator.
