Enlightenment

Enlightenment Thinkers / Idea/ Philosophy
John Locke
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes

Directions: Complete the charts below.

Time Period/ Era / Brief Explanation of Era
Dark Ages/ Middle Ages
Renaissance Era
Enlightenment

Compare and Contrast

Differences (list 3) / Alike/ Same (list 3) / Differences (list 3)
John Locke / Same / Thomas Hobbes

Summarize the events of the American Revolution.

How is the American Revolution a direct result to the Enlightenment?

How did John Locke contribute to the designing of the United States’ government?

In what ways does the Enlightenment contribute to our society today?

Draw a cartoon/ comic strip and explain the Enlightenment.

If you could tweet one phrase to explain the Enlightenment, what would it be? (pretend like Twitter is 10 words or less per post!)