AP European History Flashcards: Romanticism
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How did Jean-Jacques Rousseau's ideas challenge Enlightenment thought?
Rousseau questioned the exclusive reliance on reason and emphasized the role of emotions in the moral improvement of self and society.
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How did Jean-Jacques Rousseau's ideas challenge Enlightenment thought?
Rousseau questioned the exclusive reliance on reason and emphasized the role of emotions in the moral improvement of self and society.
What historical events demonstrated the limits of Enlightenment rationality and the power of emotion?
Revolution, war, and rebellion demonstrated the emotional power of mass politics and nationalism, challenging the idea that reason alone governed human affairs.
During what time frame did the Romantic Movement and religious revival challenge Enlightenment thought?
These movements challenged Enlightenment thought from 1648 to 1815.
What other type of movement occurred in parallel with Romanticism?
Consistent with the Romantic Movement, a widespread religious revival occurred, which also challenged Enlightenment thought.
Define Romanticism in the context of the Enlightenment.
Romanticism was a movement that emerged as a challenge to Enlightenment rationality, emphasizing the role of emotions.
What fundamental aspect of human experience did Romanticism elevate in contrast to the Enlightenment?
Romanticism elevated emotion, intuition, and individual experience over the Enlightenment's primary focus on reason and universal laws.
What did the emotional power of mass politics and nationalism reveal?
These forces revealed that emotion was a powerful driver of historical change and collective identity, not just abstract reason.
According to Rousseau, what was the role of emotions?
Rousseau emphasized that emotions played a key role in the moral improvement of both the individual and society as a whole.
What was the primary way in which Romanticism and religious revivals challenged the Enlightenment?
Both movements challenged the Enlightenment's focus on pure reason by emphasizing the importance of emotion, faith, and personal experience.
How did the rise of nationalism connect to the principles of Romanticism?
Nationalism demonstrated the emotional power of mass politics, a concept central to the Romantic challenge against pure, universalizing reason.
What is an example of a religious revival movement consistent with Romanticism?
Methodism is an example of a religious revival that occurred during this period, sharing Romanticism's emphasis on personal feeling and emotion.