Good Morning! 1.No NVC  2.Warm-Up: Rome vs. Athens 3.Fall of Rome/Dark Ages 4.The Enlightenment Essential Question: What were the ideas of the Enlightenment Thinkers and how did they influence us today?

Warm-Up: Rome v. Athens Which do you think was more democratic, the Roman Republic or Athenian Democracy? Athens PRO: a direct vote in politics, social class didn’t matter Athens CON: only 12% of the population had a direct vote Rome PRO: Representative democracy, three branches, more quick reaction Rome CON: women couldn’t vote, consuls had a lot of power, wealthy had more voting power

The Decline of Western Civilization Center of Western Civilization = Roman Empire – Falls in 476 AD Dark Ages: period after the fall of Rome – Europe “forgets” the legacy of Greece and Rome

The Dark Ages Louis XIV of France Rise of Absolute Monarchy – Kings that control every aspect of government and society – No room for democracy at all Divine Right: King gets right to rule from God – Kings partner with the Church to control society

A Rebirth Renaissance: rebirth of Greek and Roman ideas in Europe in the 1400s – Greek and Roman scholars fleeing fall of Byzantine Empire in the East – People become critical (ask questions) of their Absolute Monarchs

The Enlightenment The Enlightenment: European intellectual movement in 1600s- 1700s – New ideas on society and government – Europe finally BUILDING on ideas of Greece and Rome – Encouraged by the Scientific Revolution: use scientific reason to make society better

Exit Ticket Briefly define the following and how they relate to the origins of Western Civilization (positives and negatives) – Dark Ages – Renaissance – Enlightenment

Thomas Hobbes – Early English Enlightenment thinker – Lived in England during the English Civil War The Leviathan: famous book (1651) – People are naturally selfish and greedy – Need a strong, powerful government to prevent chaos