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World History Enlightenment and American Revolution. Sections 1 and 2 Guided Reading Review. 1. What was the Enlightenment?. a time of optimism and possibility from the late 1600s to the late 1700s; also called the Age of Reason.
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World History Enlightenment and American Revolution Sections 1 and 2 Guided Reading Review
1. What was the Enlightenment? • a time of optimism and possibility from the late 1600s to the late 1700s; also called the Age of Reason.
2. List two social/political/economic issues that philosophers were writing about during this time period. • Human nature • Slavery • Free speech • Natural rights/ laws • Government • Religion • Standard of life
C 3. Matching B • Voltaire • Montesquieu • Hobbes • Locke • Rousseau • ________ Believed that people were naturally cruel. Wrote Leviathan • ___________ Published Spirit of the Laws. Believed in separation of powerss • ___________ Wrote Two Treaties of Government. More optimistic view on humanity. • ___________ Felt that society placed too many limits on the people’s behavior. Wrote The Social Contract. • ___________ Used wit as a weapon to expose the abuses of his day. One of the most influential Enlightenment philosophers. D E A
4. Why would an Enlightenment thinker feel more comfortable in a salon than in public? • Not Ridiculed • Free to speak their minds without severe consequences. Surrounded by other intellectuals
5. Name 2 similarities between Montesquieu’s idea of government and the government of the United States of America. • Three Branches of Government • Separation of Rights • Checks and Balances
6. What’s an Enlightened Despot? • Absolute Ruler who used their power to bring about political and social change
Enlightened despots Catherine the Great of Russia • the absolute monarchs in 18th century Europe who ruled according to the principles of the Enlightenment. Joseph II of Austria
Name 2 Enlightened Despots • Joseph II • Catherine the Great • Frederick the Great
8. Censorship • A. What is censorship? • Restricting access to ideas and information • B. Do we still have censorship today? • Yes. Parental Advisory, ratings system, parental controls, banned books
9. What is the difference between baroque and rococo style? • Baroque- • huge, colorful, full of excitement • Grand or ornate
Baroque • ornate style of art and architecture popular in the 1600s and 1700s. Palace at Versailles
#9 Continued • Rococo- • Moved away from religion • Lighter, elegant and charming
Rococo • elegant style of art and architecture • made popular during the mid-1700s, featured designs with the shapes of leaves, shells, and flowers.
Matching • F. Catherine the Great • G. Frederick the Great • H. Joseph II G • ___________ Tolerated religious differences. • ___________ Was interested in Enlightenment ideas but intended to give up no power. • ___________ Abolished serfdom. F * Serfdom was the enforced labour of serfs on the fields of landowners, in return for protection and the right to work on their leased fields. H