SGQ The Enlightenment and Revolution
Honors World History – Ms.Garratt
C.S.S: 10.2.1 Compare the major ideas of philosophers and their effects on the democratic revolutions in England, the US, France, and Latin America (e.g. John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, Rousseau, Simon Bolivar, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison
C.S.S: 10.2.2. List the principles of the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights (1689), the American Declaration of Independence (1776), the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen (1789), and the US Bill of Rights (1791)
C.S.S: 10.2.3 Understand the unique character of the American Revolution, its spread to other parts of the world, and its continuing significance to other nations.
READ all charts and skill builders throughout the chapter.
The Scientific Revolution pp. 189-194
1. Read lesson and complete the Section 1 Assessment on page 194 (#1-8)
Section Two: The Enlightenment in Europe 195-200
2. Identify the 5 Ws on the Enlightenment. (What, where, when, who and why)
3. See changing Idea: The Right to Govern on page 195
4. How did Thomas Hobbes justify his theory of absolute rule?
5. According to John Locke what natural rights do all humans have?
6. What did Locke believe was the purpose of government?
7. If government violated its duty what could citizens do?
8. In which country were Locke’s principles first applied?
9. Look at the 5 concepts of the philosophes beliefs on page 196. Contrast them with the medieval period.
10. Identify the contributions made by Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Beccaria, Locke and Wollstonecraft.
11. How are those contributions reflected in the US and other democratic governments today?
12. Analyze the two PRIMARY SOURCES on page 197 for discussion later.
13. How did the successes of the Scientific Revolution affect thinking about social problems?
14. How did the Enlightenment advance secularism?
15. Explain how individualism affected the state (government).
Section Three: The Enlightenment Spreads pp. 202-205
16. What were the two principle means by which Enlightenment ideas were spread?
17. Why do you believe the Catholic Church and French government banned and censored Diderot’s Encyclopedia?
18. What was the difference between the baroque and neoclassical architectural forms? Musical forms?
19. What new literary form developed during the Enlightenment?
20. Why were some absolute rulers known as enlightened despots?
21. Despite some legitimate reforms what stopped Frederick the Great from making even more?
22. Joseph II is known as the most radical enlightened despot. Why did his reforms not last?
23. Which of the three enlightened despots made the fewest reforms?
24. How did Enlightenment ideas pose a challenge to the established order?
25. Who felt threatened by the Enlightenment? What did they do to stop it?
26. How were ideas of the Enlightenment spread?
27. Which of the 3 enlightened despots do you believe was the most enlightened? Why?
28. Baroque and rococo refer to what?
29. What types of musical entertainment developed during the Baroque era?
30. Name two musical geniuses from the Baroque era. Name three from the classical era.
31. How were the lives of the majority affected by the Enlightenment?
32. Identify key differences between the lives of peasants in West and Eastern Europe?
Section 4: The American Revolution pp. 206-211
33. What British trade policies were detrimental to the colonies before the French-Indian War?
34. How did the mercantilist system of trade benefit the colonies and Britain?
35. Why did the British issue the Stamp Act and why did the colonists oppose it?
36. What enlightenment principle legitimized the colonists demand for independence?
37. Why did the French assist the colonists in the American Revolution?
38. What made French assistance so ironic?
39. Why did the Articles of Confederation deliberately create such a weak government?
40. Was the AOC not able to collect enough taxes to solve many of its problems?
41. What compromise did the new US Constitution adopt for balancing state and federal power?
42. What did Montesquieu contribute to prevent domination by any one branch of government?
43. Why did the Federalists agree to a Bill of Rights?
44. How did the new US Constitution incorporate the Enlightenment ideas of Montesquieu? Locke? Rousseau? Voltaire?
For test preparation
· Review Analyzing Key Concepts on page 209
· Review all primary sources on page 197 and 201: Answer Skill Builder questions.
· Complete the section reviews after each lesson.
Enlightenment Lexicon
Section One Section Two Section three Section Four
Geocentric theory Hobbes Salons Navigation Acts
Aristotle Locke Diderot Mercantilism
Scientific Revolution Social Contract Encyclopedia Stamp Act
Exploration Natural Rights Baroque Tax w/o Representation
Printing press Philosophe Neoclassical Dec of Independence
Heliocentric theory Voltaire Mozart Jefferson
Copernicus Rousseau Beethoven Locke
Kepler Montesquieu Henry Fielding Articles of Confederation
Galileo Separation of Powers Enlightened despots US Constitution 1787
Inquisition Checks and Balances Frederick the Great Federalism
Scientific Method General Will Joseph II Checks & Balances
Bacon Direct Democracy Catherine the Great Bill of Rights
Descartes Absolute monarchy
Newton Beccaria
Boyle Wollenstonecraft
Secularism
Equality
Reason
Individualism