AP World PQ: What impact did the Enlightenment have on political, religios and social aspects of Eropean life? MS. JEREMIE
Starter 1. What is the time period for the Enlightenment? 2. What is another name for the Enlightenment period? 3. How did the Scientific Revoltion inspire the philosophers of the Enlightenment?
The Enlightenment What was the Enlightenment? An intellectal movement where enlightenment thinkers tried to apply reason and scientific methods to the HUMAN world as well as to the rest of the natral world People wanted to bild a society arond the ideas of the Scientific Revoltion
Intellectal Movement Voltaire Rossea Dring the 18th centry, certain thinkers and writers, primarily in London and Paris, believed that they were more enlightened than their compatriots and set ot to enlighten them. Locke Diderot
Enlightenment Thinkers These thinkers believed that hman reason cold be sed to combat ignorance, sperstition, and tyranny and to bild a better world.
Enlightenment Targets Their principal targets were religion (the Catholic Chrch in France) and the domination of society by a hereditary aristocracy.
Skepticism René Descartes, in the 17th centry, attempted to se reason to shore p his faith. He tried to begin with a blank slate, with the bare minimm of knowledge: the knowledge of his own existence Cogito Ego Sm: "I think, therefore I am."
Examples of Enlightenment Ideas Freedom of speech Separation of powers: government shold be divided on different levels so that no one level has all the power Example: England has a monarch and a Parliament Natral rights: life, liberty, property Freedom of religion
How did the movement spread? Salons wealthy women and men wold gather to discss and spread ideas Encyclopedias pblished many Enlightenment ideas Pamphlets and newspapers helped to spread the word abot new ideas
Reslts of the Enlightenment Stimlated religios tolerance Helped to start democratic revoltions arond the world Rise of individalism thinking for yorself Rise of a more seclar or worldly otlook
Social Contract Do We Need Government? https://www.yotbe.com/watch?v=tt8va9_x1g What did Thomas Hobbes think abot people and the need for government? What did Jean-Jacqes Rossea think abot people and the need for government? What is the social contract? Which philosopher do yo agree with? Why?
Enlightenment Philosophers What is Enlightenment? Emmanel Kant 1. What is needed for enlightenment? 2. According to Kant, what is enlightenment? 3. What does this reading tell s abot Enlightenment philosophers and their discssions?
Enlightenment Philosophers Yor Task Form grops of 5 and assign grop roles Leader, *Representative, Timekeeper, Recorder, Contribtor(s) Read the docments associated with yor philosopher paying attention to the following: Dates Books / essays written What did this philosopher focs on? Analyze and smmarize the excerpts Explain their beliefs based on the excerpts Be prepared to respond to a set of scenarios sing yor philosophers mindset
Enlightenment Salon Scenario 1 Shold the government censor obscenity and violence in books, graphic novels, msic, movies, and video games? Scenario 2 Shold the government be able to eavesdrop on phone calls, text messages, and emails in order to protect their citizens? Scenario 3 Views on societal eqality concerning Edcation Gender Religion Social class
Role of Women Dring the Enlightenment
Salons and Their Hostesses The salons were cltral instittions dating back to the early 17 th centry, extending from the instittionalized cort where royal women had entertained the city elite. Parisian salons were distingished from all-male literary circles and the society of cabarets and cafes, for they were dominated by women. Aristocratic and pper borgeoisie women, called salonnieres organized and ran the salons from their homes. They set the tone and goals of the gatherings and helped bring writers, artists, philosophers, and other varios patrons together. Enlightenment salons broght a new element of seriosness and reglarity to the salon as they formed the social base of the Repblic of Letters and ths contribted to the social project of Enlightenment.
Enlightenment Salon In yor grops, prepare for the salon. Yor representative will speak for the grop. Rles: Yo mst stay in character How wold yor philosopher s beliefs shape their response to the scenarios? How wold yor philosopher react to what another philosopher is saying? Be polite! Philosophers were combative intellectally, bt always followed strict etiqette According to [Philosopher A], yet While I appreciate what [Philosopher Y] has said I agree with [Philosopher D] becase
Enlightenment Salon Scenario 1 Shold the government censor obscenity and violence in books, graphic novels, msic, movies, and video games? Scenario 2 Shold the government be able to eavesdrop on phone calls, text messages, and emails in order to protect their citizens? Scenario 3 Views on societal eqality concerning Edcation Gender Religion Social class
Starter - Reflection Using yor notes and knowledge of world history, answer the following prompt: What impact did the Enlightenment have on political, religios and social aspects of Eropean life?
Eropean Enlightenment & the Revoltionary Spirit EQ: HOW DID THE ENLIGHTENMENT SHAPE THE REVOLUTIONARY SPIRIT OF THE 18 TH CENTURY?
Overview The eighteenth centry marked the beginning of an intense period of revoltion and rebellion against existing governments, and the establishment of new nationstates arond the world. Enlightenment thoght and the resistance of colonized peoples to imperial centers shaped this revoltionary activity. These rebellions sometimes reslted in the formation of new states and stimlated the development of new ideologies. These new ideas in trn frther stimlated the revoltionary and anti-imperial tendencies of this period.
Inflence of the Enlightenment Political philosophies of the Enlightenment feled revoltion in the Americas and France. Thomas Jefferson s Declaration of Independence incorporated Enlightenment ideas. The Constittion of the United States of America and Bill of Rights incorporated Enlightenment ideas
Revoltions Activity Grops American Revoltion French Revoltion Haitian Revoltion Latin American Revoltions
The Age of Revoltions (https://www.yotbe.com/watch?v=frgq4megkoq) What sparked the revoltionary spirit in the 18 th centry?
Activity #2: Revoltionary Spirit Yor Task: Part I- Listen to the song clip of La Marseillaise. What do yo think the song is abot? What is the mood of the song? Part II- Read the lyrics for La Marseillaise. Pick one qote and fill in the graphic organizer. Part III- Exchange yor graphic organizer with a partner for feedback. Write yor partner s initials. Feedback cold be: a response to the qote, a response to the visalization of the qote, answering the qestion, etc