PPT-The Enlightenment in Europe

Chapter 22 Section 2 All humans were naturally selfish and wicked therefore governments must keep order People should hand over their rights to a strong ruler This was what Hobbes called a social contract. is the . Enlightenment?. Prof Mark . Knights. Two lectures. 1: What was the Enlightenment? What did it think it was challenging? What was its scope? What aspects of life did it want to shape or influence? So, . Text pages 518-525. World History Standard 13- Examine the intellectual, political, social, and economic factors that changed the world view of Europeans. . b. Identify the major ideas of the Enlightenment from the writings of Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau and their relationship to politics & society. . 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- . & . The Enlightenment. German Nationalism. :. Nationalism. . Nationalism was the most successful political force of the 19th century (1800s).  It emerged from two main sources: . the Romantic exaltation of "feeling" and "identity" . The Enlightenment Spreads. Pages 636-639. Explain how Enlightenment ideas spread throughout Europe.. Describe changes in art, music, and literature during the Enlightenment.. Show how Enlightenment ideas reformed monarchies in Prussia, Austria, and Russia.. Jonathan . Dewald. , . Europe 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World. Peter Hamilton. , ‘The Enlightenment and the Birth of Social Science’. Chris Harman, . A People’s History of the World. Part 1. Enlightenment. Can Christians accept the Enlightenment, steeped as it was in Deism and denial of Christian tenants? . Should . we use our minds at all if we are fallen creatures incapable of achieving salvation at all? . To what extent did the Enlightenment express. . optimistic ideas in the 18. th. century Europe?. Age of Reason. period between the publication of Newton’s ideas in 1687 and the death of Louis XIV in 1715.. th. and 18. th. Centuries saw the development of new ideas about the rights of people and their relationship to their rulers. . . John Locke. ’. s Theory of Government. —. philosopher from England (mid 17. Catherine the Great of Russia. Frederick the Great of Prussia. Joseph II of Austria. Essential Question: . Discuss and Explain the ways in which the Enlightenment ushered in a new political age in 18. Scientific Revolution: 1500-1600’s. People began to make conclusions based on . experimentation. and . observation. , instead of merely accepting traditional ideas. . The Church felt threatened by this Revolution. 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 . EQ: Why are current day Pop Stars most likely not members of The Illuminati?. Bellringer. # . 3/11/14. When you see these people what are the first five words that come to your mind?. Better Yet……. During this unit, you will:. Know the key ideas Enlightenment thinkers, Revolutions in Europe and the Americas, and the concept of Nationalism in Europe.. Understand how the ideas of Locke and Hobbes created the enlightenment, and in turn how the enlightenment caused the Revolutions of the 18.