ARTHI 6C Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - United States, City, Orientalism
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18th century represents era of enlightenment, age of reason - movement away from religion and toward secular ideas (science, philosophy, new and progressive intellectual ideas) World population increases after enlightenment due to progress made in science and disease, etc. People should be able to buy and sell land freely. People should be able to buy and sell labor freely. People should be able to buy and sell goods freely. Adam smith argued for ideas like these in his book the wealth of nations (1776) People should be free to choose their government. People should have equal rights (only white men) Thomas paine argued for these ideas in common sense (1775) Governments wrote constitutions, promoted education, and created representative institutions. Europe is getting rid of old allegiance to king and monarchy, thinking of monarch as divine god given right. New idea that common man can in fact take over and distribute things more equitably. Ottoman turkish regulations for public education 1869.
