The Enlightenment Warm Up

› Do you believe in the creation story from the Bible or the theory of evolution? Why?

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The E n l i g h t e n m e n t

I. The Scientific Revolution

Introduction to the Scientific Revolution Before the scientific revolution, where did

people turn to explain what happened in nature?

What is the scientific method? What was Copernicus’s contribution to the

scientific revolution? Which scientific instrument did Galileo

perfect? Which important American document was

created as a result of the Enlightenment?

I. The Scientific Revolution

A. Contributors from the Renaissance built on the knowledge from Greek and Roman thinkers

B. This led to scientific breakthroughs, which helped us to see the world around us differently, as well as make every day life easier and safer.

WRITE IN C. Scientific method - knowledge should

be based on observation and experimentation

I. The Scientific Revolution

C. Contributors 1. Nicolaus

Copernicus – believed in a heliocentric universe (the earth revolved around the sun)

The Church taught that the Earth was the center of the universe

I. The Scientific Revolution

Galileo Clip Name three accomplishments of

Galileo? How did the Church view Galileo’s

research & discoveries?

I. The Scientific Revolution

2. Galileo Galilei – used a telescope to explore the universe. Also believed the earth revolved around the sun.

Also proved that the moon and other planets were made from the same materials as the Earth

I. The Scientific Revolution

3. Isaac Newton – developed the laws of gravity.

Before Newton, it was believed that God was responsible for moving the sun and the moon.

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If you finish early, finish any missing work or do an extra credit ToonDoo (see the Extra Credit page on my website)

The Enlightenment Warm Up How would you react if a top professor of

education said that playing games and eating pizza was the best way for students to learn and that notes and homework was the worst way?

Agenda Your philosophy Notes/PowerPoint Enlightenment worksheet Exit Quiz

ATTENTION: Quiz on Enlightenment Tomorrow!

The Enlightenment

This movement is about the beginnings of democratic ideals

What are ideals? What are democratic ideals?

The Enlightenment

Many nations we will discuss fought civil wars.

Why do countries fight civil wars? Why did our nation fight a civil war?

II. The Enlightenment

Based on the name “enlightenment,” what do you think this movement was about?

Reason Natural Law Hope Progress

II. The Enlightenment

A. The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement that would eventually lead to political reform and ultimately revolution

What kinds of ideas do you think the Enlightenment produced?

II. The Enlightenment

B. The goal of the Enlightenment was to create a perfect society.

Locke & Rousseau Locke & Rousseau Which two democratic governments were

inspired by the ideas of Locke and Rousseau?

What did Locke believe all people are entitled to?

“Legitimate government is only formed by the consent of the governed.” What does this mean?

What is the purpose of government according to Locke? Rousseau?

II. The Enlightenment

C. Important Philosophers

1. John Locke – believed that people possessed certain natural rights. These included life, liberty, and property

What did Locke mean by this?

II. The Enlightenment

C. Important Philosophers

2. Montesquieu – believed the best government had limited power

Governments should separate the power into several sections

Each section should be able to limit other sections powers

II. The Enlightenment

3. Voltaire – pushed for religious tolerance

“All men are brothers under God”

“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities”

II. The Enlightenment

4. Adam Smith – believed that government should stay away from economic affairs. Known as laissez faire

Laissez faire means “hands off”

II. The Enlightenment

If people are free to make money on their own, society will benefit

Free market “No society can be

happy if [most of its people] are poor and miserable”

II. The Enlightenment

5. Rousseau – created a social contract which said that an entire society should agree on a government that will do what most people want.

"Man is born free, and he is everywhere in chains.”

I. The Scientific Revolution

D. These ideas and others were spread throughout Europe by several ways.

1. The printing press made writings plentiful and cheap.

Think Facebook live feed

I. The Scientific Revolution

2. Salons – gatherings at a house of the upper class. Here people discussed enlightenment thinking.

Think Facebook chat

III. Impact of the Enlightenment A. Philisophes (philosophers)

believed that all people had natural rights.

B. In order for people to be allowed these rights, they need to be ruled by an enlightened leader

What would an enlightened ruler be like?

III. Impact of the Enlightenment

C. Citizens who wanted an enlightened leader were prepared to get one at any cost

1. This led to many bloody revolutions as people wanted to overthrow their leaders.

Classwork Finish Enlightenment WebQuest/

BookQuest Finish Your Philosophy of Life worksheet Work on Enlightenment Worksheet Finish projects Quiz correction Finish any missing work or do an extra

credit ToonDoo (see the Extra Credit page on my website) or create a cartoon depiction

Warm Up

Study for the Enlightenment Quiz› Useful links – Practice Enlightenment

Quiz

Agenda Enlightenment Quiz Finish up missing work Work on Study Guide

1st Half of the Unit 4

Test Tomorrow

Classwork Finish Enlightenment WebQuest/

BookQuest Finish Your Philosophy of Life worksheet Work on Enlightenment Worksheet Finish projects Quiz corrections Finish any missing work Do Study Guide Extra credit ToonDoo (see the Extra Credit

page on my website) or create a cartoon depiction of a vocabulary word from notes