Enlightenment in England
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According to Thomas Hobbes, what two factors motivate people?
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Fear of death and desire for power
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Why did Hobbes believe that most people willingly accepted a social contract?
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To control instincts and achieve peace
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Why did John Locke disagree with Hobbes' social contract
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People were capable of governing themselves
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Why did John Milton write Paradise Lost?
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Loss of paradise by Adam and Eve and their descendents
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What are the basic moments articulated by the Parliament's Bill of Rights?
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freedom of religion, freedom to own property etc etc
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What did William Hogarth aim to show with his caricatures of English society?
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Moral Bankruptcy
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Why did Jonathan Swift in \"A Modest Proposal\" advocate butchering Irish children?
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Because people complained about poverty and overcrowding.
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According to Isaac Newton, why does the universe function harmoniously and orderly?
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the sun and planets exert gravitational pulls
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Why did Samuel Johnson undertake his monumental Dictionary of the English Language?
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to standardize spelling in the English language
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Captain Cook made three trips around the world and was killed during one of them. Which one?
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His voyage in the Pacific, Hawaii to be exact. Stabbed and clubbed to death in a skirmish
