How did Enlightenment ideas about liberty, natural rights, and human dignity apply to most of the world's people in the eighteenth century?

A.

Most people embraced Enlightenment ideas and demanded their rights.

B.

Very few people outside the United States thought about political ideas.

C.

Enlightenment ideas did not apply to three-quarters of the world's people, who were in bondage.

D.

Enlightenment ideas were meant only for people of western Europe and North America.

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Anna Sloan

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3 September, 17:45

How did Enlightenment ideas about liberty, natural rights, and human dignity apply to most of the world's people in the eighteenth century?

A.

Most people embraced Enlightenment ideas and demanded their rights.

B.

Very few people outside the United States thought about political ideas.

C.

Enlightenment ideas did not apply to three-quarters of the world's people, who were in bondage.

D.

Enlightenment ideas were meant only for people of western Europe and North America.

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Braedon Bradley · Answer 1

"D. Enlightenment ideas were meant only for people of western Europe and North America" is the best option, but it should be noted that they were "meant" for everyone except slaves.