Impact of the enlightenment

Essential Question: To what extent were the principles of the Enlightenment put into practice in subsequent world history?

• Do now: What is the Enlightenment?
• (Age of Reason)
• A time period that focused on the importance of the human mind and the power to reason in all areas of life (politics, science, religion, economics)

• RENAISSANCE
• 1300’s-1500’s

• REFORMATION
• 1500’s

• SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
• 1500’s-1600’s

• ENLIGHTENMENT
• 1700’s

• WHAT DO THESE TIME PERIODS HAVE IN COMMON?

• CHANGE!!!

There will be seven (7) groups each receiving an important aspect or person of the Enlightenment period.

• There will be seven (7) groups each receiving an important aspect or person of the Enlightenment period.
• Group #1 – Thomas Hobbes
• Group #2 – John Locke
• Group #3 – Voltaire
• Group #4 – Baron de Montesquieu
• Group #5 – Jean Jacques Rousseau
• Group #6- Adam Smith
• Group #7 – Spread of Ideas (Salons, Mary Wollstonecraft, Dennis Diderot, William Wilberforce)
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• Each group should choose a person for each of the following jobs:
• 1. Leader
• 2. Reader
• 3. Artist
• 4. Presenter
• All students in the group will record the information on their graphic organizers.
• On a large sheet of paper, your group will create a symbol/symbols that represents the main ideas and key concepts of the specific aspect of the Enlightenment. For those who receive a philosopher, you must create a symbol that represents the philosopher’s main idea of government, making sure it applies to the ideas of the philosopher and his views of government and revolution.
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• Pictures, phrases, and quotes should be used on your paper.
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• Using the assigned reading, complete the portion of the chart that corresponds to your group’s assigned section. Be sure to record the most important facts related to your philosopher, such as the main ideas about government and its relationship to society. Also be sure to include the IMPACT that the person’s ideas have had on a particular nation (you may use the United States) or world history in general. You will write this on your board as part of your presentation.

Thomas Hobbes	John Locke	Voltaire	Montesquieu	Rousseau	Smith	Spread of Ideas
Stephanie Kevin Jonathan	Halle Gabby Julianna	Alex B. Tommy Dylan	Carley Matthew Taylor	Kieran Alex F. Tommy	Ella Anysia Cydney	Kian Mark Chris

Thomas Hobbes	John Locke	Voltaire	Montesquieu	Rousseau	Smith	Spread of Ideas
Daniel Marianne Anthony	Alana Gio Erin	Carly Gianna Stephen	Lex Reegan Anna Amanda	Brian Sean Kyle Lucy	Kate Sarah Vincent Tyler	Shannon Brooke Chris Max