The Enlightenment

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The Enlightenment Scientific Revolution
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Age of Enlightenment - aka (also known as)
Age of Reason Enlightenment rationality
ethics
knowledge reform
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The Scientific Revolution

• Ancient ideas of the church challenged by
  scholars
• Many scholars persecuted by the Church
• Copernicus (Sun not earth at center of universe)
• Galileo Galiliei (Telescope, New theories on
  space)
• Issac Newton (Gravity)

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The Enlightenment
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The Enlightenment

• period of new ideas thoughts on government, the
  individual, and society
• Thomas Hobbes
• Social Contract People must give up some of
  their rights to a strong ruler
• People are born evil

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The Enlightenment

• John Locke
• People are born free equal
• Natural Rights (life, liberty, property
• Govt. must protect these rights
• Baron de Montesquieu
• Believed in the seperation of power in govt.
• Should have checks and balances

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The Enlightenment

• Jacques Rousseau
• People are born free but society corrupts them
• Mary Wollstonecraft
• Equal rights for women / education
• Voltaire
• I disagree with what you say, but I will defend
  to the death your right to say it

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Your Assignment

• To Create a Wanted Poster
• REQUIREMENTS
• A. Wanted Logo
• B. Forwhy are they wanted, what did they do?
• C. Illustration
• D. Reward

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WANTED!
DEAD OR ALIVE! FOR (Your copy here)
WANTED NAME HERE
REWARD
Your copy here
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