Introduction to The Enlightenment

Objective: Students will be able to identify key thinkers and ideas of the
Enlightenment period.

Directions: Answer the questions in each section using the links

provided. Make sure that you respond thoroughly, no one word answers.
DO NOT USE OUTSIDE SOURCES.

Section 1: What was the Enlightenment? In three or more sentences, describe

the main reasoning behind the Enlightenment and how it changed the way in
which individuals viewed the world. (5 Points)
-Use: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/monarchy-
enlightenment/rococo/a/a-beginners-guide-to-the-age-of-enlightenment

Section 2: Key Thinkers: Who were they and what did they believe?
-Use: http://www.crf-usa.org/bill-of-rights-in-action/bria-20-2-c-hobbes-
locke-montesquieu-and-rousseau-on-government.html

1. Thomas Hobbs (1 Point):

2. John Locke (1 Point):

3. Montesquieu (1 Point):
 4. Rousseau (1 Point):
Section 3: A Broader Perspective.
-Use: https://www.livescience.com/55327-the-enlightenment.html (you
may click the linked text) and your own reasoning.

1. According to Enlightenment thinkers, what is Liberty? (1 Point)

2. In the “State of Nature” everyone has a right to everything. How

might this effect the ways in which people live? Give examples. (1
Point)

3. Why did the ideas and reasoning’s of the Enlightenment period lead to
the American Revolution? (1 Point)

4. After identifying each of the key thinkers in the section above, how
might we see their ideas within our own government system? (2
Points)

5. How did the Scientific Revolution influence the Enlightenment? (1

Point)
_____/15 Points