Question

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.

Answer 1

Such ideas were far from being reality of most people's everyday lives. Three-quarters of the population lived as slaves or serfs so the answer is C. Enlightenment ideas did not apply to three-quarters of the world's people, who were in bondage.

Answer 2

Ideas about liberty, natural rights, and human dignity were taken up by people around the world following the Enlightenment. However, none of this answers describe the events well that followed the Enlightenment. However, it would be fair to say that different groups at different times demand the ideas that were discussed during the Enlightenment which is most similar to (A).