Absolutism, Enlightenment and Revolution
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Darian Jones
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Enlightenment and Revolution
Enter the Twilight of Europe
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Enter the Light
Dont worry, nothing scary ahead!
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What's Happenin with Europe... this time?
18th Century begins the decision making of multiple populations to disband from the central powers in Eurasia.
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A. Thinkers applied new ways of understanding the natural world to human relationships, encouraging observation and inference in all spheres of life.
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B. Intellectuals critiqued the role that religion played in public life, insisting on the importance of reason as opposed to revelation.
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C. Enlightenment thinkers developed new political ideas about the individual, natural rights, and the social contract.
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D. The ideas of Enlightenment thinkers influenced resistance to existing political authority, as reflected in revolutionary documents.
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revolutionary documents: • The American Declaration of Independence • The French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen • Bolivar’s Jamaica Letter
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Multiple Choice
Previous Unit review: What continents experienced colonization that eventually would lead to new imperialism
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Are you comfortable in a society of free thinkers or traditional government and policy being handed down?
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Enter the Twilight of Europe
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