Introduction
European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the “long 18th century” (1685-1815) as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the Age of Reason, or simply the Enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers in Britain, in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. The Enlightenment produced numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars and revolutions. The American and French Revolutions were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and respectively marked the peak of its influence and the beginning of its decline. The Enlightenment ultimately gave way to 19th-century Romanticism.
Task
Use the links under the process tab to answer the questions in complete sentences in a separate google document and turn it in through classroom.
Process
GO TO: http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/growth_of_democratic/
1. What did intellectuals in the Age of Reason examine?
2. What two things did the liberal ideas state?
3. In the contract, what did both the ruler and the citizen have?
4. Why does power need to be separated and balanced?
5. What is constitutionalism?
6. What did the philosophers believe the government/law should reflect?
7. If government was corrupt & abused it's power, what right do the people have?
8. What does the ruler have the right to expect?
CLICK ON: John Locke
9. What did Thomas Jefferson use Locke's ideas to write?
10. What 3 natural rights did Locke believe all individuals had?
11. What did Locke write (title)? CLICK ON: Mary Wollstonecraft
12. What did Wollstonecraft say was unfair to women?
13. What did she advocate for?
14. What did she write (title)?
CLICK ON: Montesquieu
15. What 2 things did Montesquieu say about government?
16. What did Montesquieu believe about the individual?
17. What did he write (title)?
CLICK ON: Rousseau
18. What did Rousseau believe the state was created for?
19. According to Rousseau, what is government?
20. What did he write (title)?
Evaluation
Turn the assignment in through Google Classroom.