Unit 3 nationbuilding3
The Enlightenment: The Age of Reason. What is “The Enlightenment?” Late 1600s- Early 1700s and beyond A new educational movement that stressed reason.
“Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains…” - Jean Jacques Rousseau.
Declaration of Independence American Government February 2009.
Chapter 2 Section 1 pp. 28-34. A.Ancient Greece 1. Direct Democracy a. Majority Rule b. All citizens qualified to govern 2. Written Constitution.
! What you should know ! 1.) What two things are now used to explain the world? 2.) Did the philosophes favor an Absolute Monarchy? 3.) Montesquieu.
Scientific Revolution sparked idea that intellectual reason and thinking could solve ANY social and political problem! What is Enlightenment?
The Enlightenment in Europe. Enlightenment “The Enlightenment” – an intellectual movement “The Age of Reason” based on the Scientific Revolution: Enlightenment.
World History Chapter 5 Section 1: Philosophy and the Age of Reason.
The Enlightenment: A New Way of Thinking I. Definition: A time when the use of reason (logical thinking) and scientific principles were applied to political,
Enlightenment “The Age of Reason”
The Enlightenment, British Government, & The American Revolution