Road Map to Success: The Age of Enlightenment World History II

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Road Map to Success The Age of
EnlightenmentWorld History II
The influence of the Scientific Revolution soon
spread beyond the world of science. Philosophers
admired Newton because he had used REASON to
explain the laws governing nature. People now
began to look for laws governing human behavior
as well. They hoped to apply REASON and the
scientific method to all aspects of society
including government, religion, economics, and
education. In this way, the ideas of the
Scientific Revolution paved the way for a new
movement called the ENLIGHTENMENT, or Age of
Reason. This movement reached its height in the
mid 1700s.
Thomas Hobbes John
Locke
You will master the following learning
standards   WHI.34 Describe the concept of
Enlightenment in European History and describe
the accomplishments of major Enlightenment
thinkers WHI.35 Explain how the Enlightenment
contributed to the growth of democratic
principles of government. WHII.2 Explain why
England was the main exception to the growth of
absolutism in royal power in Europe.
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EQs Should the government control the people or should the people control the government? How do people gain and use knowledge about their world? Should the government control the people or should the people control the government? How do people gain and use knowledge about their world? Should the government control the people or should the people control the government? How do people gain and use knowledge about their world? Should the government control the people or should the people control the government? How do people gain and use knowledge about their world?
Skill Skill I CAN Activities Depth of Understanding 4 Advanced 3 Proficient 2 Needs Improvement 1 - Failing How do I get to a 4?
1 Define the Enlightenment.
2 Identify and explain the importance and accomplishments of the Enlightenment philosophers Locke, Hobbes, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Diderot, Voltaire, Wollstonecraft, Kant, Smith, etc...
3 Describe how Enlightenment ideas spread.
4 Describe the impact of the enlightened despots.
5 Explain how enlightenment thinking affected political, social and economic change.