1. The Enlightenment During the Age of Absolutism, Europeans began encountering innovations in science and reason. Old ideas about faith and tradition (like the divine right) were challenged by new ideas. Your assignment is to skim Chapter 20 of your book, noting why the following people and ideas were so important.

2. Group 1 – Troublemakers Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Francis Bacon Francis Bacon Isaac Newton Isaac Newton John Locke John Locke philosophes philosophes Voltaire Voltaire Mary Wollstonecraft Mary Wollstonecraft

3. Group 1 – Troublemakers Nicolaus Copernicus Nicolaus Copernicus Francis Bacon Francis Bacon Isaac Newton Isaac Newton John Locke John Locke philosophes philosophes Voltaire Voltaire Mary Wollstonecraft Mary Wollstonecraft What did each person do, and how could those activities be considered troublesome?

4. Group 2 – Troubling Ideas scientific method scientific method natural law natural law natural rights natural rights deism deism salon gatherings salon gatherings enlightened despotism enlightened despotism

5. Group 2 – Troubling Ideas scientific method scientific method natural law natural law natural rights natural rights deism deism salon gatherings salon gatherings enlightened despotism enlightened despotism What did each idea propose, and why could each idea be considered troubling?