1. Mr. C’s 7th Grade Social Studies
The Elightenment
Mr. C’s 7th Grade Social Studies

2. Main Idea-Power and Authority
A revolution in intellectual activity… changed Europeans view of government & society

3. Why it matters now
The foundation of our liberal democracy is the result of Enlightenment thinking.
(Our founding fathers were inspired by Enlightenment thinking)

4. Enlightenment
A new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought.

5. Social contract
Agreement between people and government.

6. setting the stage
As a result of the scientific revolution great thinkers began to question traditional forms of government.

7. Voltarie
Separation of religion and state

8. Government seperated into 3 branches
Montesquieu
Government seperated into 3 branches

9. Rousseau Social Contract Governments role to protect peoples rights.
If government does more than that, then people can break contract or elect new government.

10. Cesare Bonesana Beccaria
Law exists to preserve social order not punish crimes.
Speedy trial
Punishment should fit the crime

12. Mary Wollstonecraft Women rights
Women should have education to be virtuous and useful
Women should enter male dominated workforce

13. Question B-How did Enlightenment thinkers and writers set the stage for Revolutionary movements?
The Enlightenment thinkers continued a process of challenging the staus quo. Like Martin Luther challnged the church, enlightenment thinkers challenged kings andthe old order.
Rethinking government and its power and authroity, led to people wanting to change the old order.

14. Comparing Hobbs and Locke

15. John Locke John Locke believed people have 3 basic natural rights.
Life, Liberty, property
Believed government should “Lock-up” or protect those rights.

18. Hobbs People are evil and make bad choices
His social contract was that people need king to rule over them.
People trade liberty for protection.

20. Enlightenment video
video

21. Sentence
Define
Person
In your words
Picture

22. Compare ideas about government
Vs.
Locke
Hobbs 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3.

23. More Comparisons