European History Midterm Study Guide
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European History [1]
IDs Tabula Rasa: - John Locke: 1690 - Idea that everyone was born with their mind as a blank slate - Influenced by: environment - experience - reason - Emphasis on reason central idea of enlightenment- lead to many other, reforms ~Emphasized education => maximized reason ~Shows importance of Nurture and reason ~Single most important thing of Enlightenment: Fundamental concepts of Enlightenment (core) ~ Emphasizes human progress ~Changes how society views people Deism -1700?s -Voltaire -God=creator -God does not get involved in everyday affairs -Skeptical of religious belief- & Church control ~Shows Reason more important ~Helps support religious tolerance Encyclopedia -First album appears in 1751 -An attempt to bring all human knowledge into 1 source