Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution

Enlightenment and Revolution

Enter the Twilight of Europe

Enter the Light

Dont worry, nothing scary ahead!

What's Happenin with Europe... this time?

• 18th Century begins the decision making of multiple populations to disband from the central powers in Eurasia.

A. Thinkers applied new ways of understanding the natural world to human relationships, encouraging observation and inference in all spheres of life.

B. Intellectuals critiqued the role that religion played in public life, insisting on the importance of reason as opposed to revelation.

C. Enlightenment thinkers developed new political ideas about the individual, natural rights, and the social contract.

D. The ideas of Enlightenment thinkers influenced resistance to existing political authority, as reflected in revolutionary documents.

 revolutionary documents: • The American Declaration of Independence • The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen • Bolivar’s Jamaica Letter

Multiple Choice

Previous Unit review: What continents experienced colonization that eventually would lead to new imperialism

• North America, Russia

• Asia and South Asia

• Canada and South America

• Africa and South America

Poll

Are you comfortable in a society of free thinkers or traditional government and policy being handed down?

• I speak my mind, its my right.

• People need to control their mouths

• Thinking is dangerous. Always has been

• The people should be heard, but to a certain point.