PPT-Enlightenment Ideas Spread

Chapter 5 section 2 Define the terms below Censorship Salon Enlightened despot Baroque R ococo Enlightenment Ideas Spread Read Setting the Scene on page 149 as well as the Global Connections section. Enlightenment (Age of Reason). Enlightenment thinkers believed that human progress was possible through:. the application of scientific . knowledge. & . reason. to the issues of . law. & . The Power of Ideas and Thought: 18. th. Century Salon. During the 16. th. and 17. th. century, European scientists used reason to discover laws of nature-. Copernicus, Galileo, Newton. In the early 1700’s Europeans began to wonder about reason, specifically, if people used reason to find laws that governed the physical world, why not use reason to discover natural laws- . Social Studies for 9. th. E.G.B.. Teacher: Mauricio Torres. Pens to Inspire Revolution. “No man has received from nature the right to give orders to others. Freedom is a gift from heaven, and every individual of the same species has the right to enjoy it as soon as he is in enjoyment of his reason” . Enlightenment. is man's emergence from his self-imposed . mental immaturity. . This immaturity is . the inability to use one's own understanding without another's guidance. . This immaturity is . self-imposed if its cause lies not in lack of understanding but in indecision and . “The Enlightenment is a belief in the ability of the human mind and human enterprise to change the political, social, and economic framework of the world for the better”. Begins with Scientific Revolution; Questioning the world around. . Thomas Hobbes. Leviathan. all humans were naturally selfish and wicked.. Idea of social contract. People give up their rights to a strong ruler in exchange for law and order. His idea of a perfect government was what then?. Write this in your notes!. Today’s Class (11/14/14). Outcome:. Be able to connect how the system of Enlightened Absolutism emerged from the Scientific Revolution & Enlightenment in the 18. th. century.. AP Euro. Unit 4.1. I. The Scientific Revolution. Medieval view of the world. . 1. Primarily religious and theological. . 2. Political theory based on “divine right”. . 3. Society governed by Church views and practices. Do now: MC on . Enlightened response. To absolutism and then. EAT IT . on back. Absolute strengths. Absolute Weaknesses. Divine right made populace obedient out of fear. Enlightened despots provided some rights to individuals to keep them happy. Warm-Up Question. :. What do you not like about . East View High?. What suggestions do you have . to make this school better? . From 1650 to 1800, European philosophers began rethinking old ideas about gov’t, religion, economics which led to an era known as the Enlightenment (also called the Age of Reason). Mrs. Short. Hilliard Davidson High School. World Studies. The Enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers . believed all institutions should follow natural laws to produce the ideal society.. The . ideas of the Enlightenment . Enlightenment Thinkers Enlightenment Thinker . List his/her country and areas of interest underneath the name. Summarize… . 1. …each person’s philosophy/beliefs . 2. …how this philosopher influenced the creation of America and its government . Vocabulary. : Enlightenment, Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau . Enlightenment. a period which produced new ideas about government. Newton discovered natural laws governing the universe. many believed there were natural laws governing politics, economics, and other aspects of society as well. 1550-1800. . Chapter 8 in Text – . pages 128 to 147. Chapter 8 – Lesson 1. The Scientific Revolution. The Renaissance - . inspired spirit of _____________; discoveries of ________________ manuscripts led to the realization that ancient scholars often did not _______________; scholars began to question ideas that had been accepted for _____________ of years.