HIST 1010 Final: HistoryPracticeExam
15 Dec 2016
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Practice exam: short answers (four answers required total) For five marks each: identify, situate and briefly discuss the following two documents: Declaration of the rights of man and citizen. Who - developed by the national constituent assembly in france. What - 17 commandments that state the rights of individuals (men only) in french society. developed after the enlightenment - philosophical and political ideas of liberty, freedom and brotherhood. These rights of man are universal and valid for every one, they became the basis for free individuals protected equally by law. Significance - the declaration of the rights of the man and citizen is important because it is the first document (other than thomas jefferson"s - american declaration of. Independence) that specifically states that by virtue of being human, people must have a basic set of rights. Major impact on the development of liberty and democracy in europe as well as worldwide.
