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Enlightenment's Impact: A Guide to Leading Thinkers & Key Ideas

Explore the significance of the Enlightenment in the 1700s - a time when traditional ideas were challenged in favor of human reason. Discover key philosophers like Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Voltaire who shaped the era, influencing government, natural rights, and revolutions.

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Enlightenment's Impact: A Guide to Leading Thinkers & Key Ideas

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  1. September 18, 2019 Global II History Agenda: DO NOW: Term Matching NOTES #4: What was the significance of the Enlightenment? CLASS ASSIGNMENT: “Leading Thinkers of the Enlightenment” SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION AND ENLIGHTENMENT OPEN-NOTES TEST TOMORROW (BASED ON NOTES #s 3 and 4)

  2. What was the significance of the Enlightenment? Notes #4

  3. The Enlightenment was a period during the 1700s when people rejected traditional ideas and supported a belief in human reason.

  4. Philosophers of the Enlightenment were interested in changing people’s relationship with their government. VS.

  5. They believed that government decisions should be based on laws of nature and reason. U.S. Constitution

  6. Important philosophers of the Enlightenment included:

  7. 1. John Locke believed governments should protect people’s natural rights. Declaration of Independence

  8. 2. Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed the powers of governments should be derived from those who are governed.

  9. 3. Baron de Montesquieu believed in a separation of governmental powers.

  10. 4. Voltairebelieved in freedom of speech.

  11. As a result of their support of natural rights, Enlightenment philosophers helped encourage and spark the American and French Revolutions.

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