Age of Enlightenment

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18th-century philosophy

Secularism

American Revolution

Chapter 17 The Transformation of the West I. Introduction A. 1450-1750 dramatic changes 1. Still agricultural 2. Commercially active 3. Manufacturing base 4. Science at center of society 5. Shifting ideas of family/nature 6. Increased bureaucratization ? sound familiar? B. Reasons for change 1. Dominance of international trade 2. Overseas expansion 3. Combination of commerce, state, culture, and technology 4. 1450-1650 ? series of cultural shifts 5. 1650-1750 ? Scientific Revolution > Enlightenment II. The First Big Changes: Culture and Commerce A. The Italian Renaissance 1. Artistic movement 2. Challenged medieval values/styles a. Examine old truths 3. Why in Italy? a. Urban, commercial economy

Chapter 17 AP World History Outline

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Secularism

American Revolution

Chapter 17 The Transformation of the West I. Introduction A. 1450-1750 dramatic changes 1. Still agricultural 2. Commercially active 3. Manufacturing base 4. Science at center of society 5. Shifting ideas of family/nature 6. Increased bureaucratization ? sound familiar? B. Reasons for change 1. Dominance of international trade 2. Overseas expansion 3. Combination of commerce, state, culture, and technology 4. 1450-1650 ? series of cultural shifts 5. 1650-1750 ? Scientific Revolution > Enlightenment II. The First Big Changes: Culture and Commerce A. The Italian Renaissance 1. Artistic movement 2. Challenged medieval values/styles a. Examine old truths 3. Why in Italy? a. Urban, commercial economy

Voltaire Enlightenment

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Dictionnaire philosophique

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Candide

Jean Calas

Toleration

religion

Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne

Deism in England and France in the 18th century

Amanda Herrmann November 12, 2014 Period 7 By challenging organized religion and advocating for freedom, Voltaire's work reflected principles of Enlightenment thought. Questioning everything about organized religion, Voltaire reflected Enlightenment thought through the principle of reason. Advocating for different rights, Voltaire's various works reflected Enlightenment thought through nature.

Enlightenment

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Deism

Belief

Epistemology

Reason

Thought

The Enlightenment Begins An effort to apply the methods and principles of the scientific revolution to issues of political, economic, and social: REFORM (reason, nature, not revolution, progress) Enlightment thought Reason? ?The Age of Reason? Idea: ?test of reason? Test what? Custom and tradition, everything is subject to testing Purpose? Distinguish between Reasonable authority Acts reasonable Within natural rights Arbitrary authority Acts unreasonable Failing to express as reason Call for reform Q: Authority? Call out? ask How is this justifiable?? In end?? Criteria? The ?test? key Experience....explanation consisten with things observed now,,, if not doesn?t pass reason test Utility Use? Benefit to mankind? If doesn?t benefit?no reason to continue

Enlightenment Essay

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Dictionnaire philosophique

Philosophes

Voltaire

Candide

Jean Calas

religion

Poème sur le désastre de Lisbonne

Lumières

Amanda Herrmann November 12, 2014 Period 7 By challenging organized religion and advocating for freedom, Voltaire's work reflected principles of Enlightenment thought. Questioning everything about organized religion, Voltaire reflected the Enlightenment ?principle of reason. Advocating for different natural rights, Voltaire's various works reflected of Enlightenment principle nature.

The Enlightenment

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Fellows of the Royal Society

Philosophes

18th-century philosophy

Secularism

Voltaire

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Salon

Enlightenment

Deism

Philosophy of history

Montesquieu

Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP European History 13 May 2015 Chapter 7 Outline Enlightenment 1762,Parlementof Toulouse, France convicted Jean Calas of murdering son Was Protestant in region where Catholic-Protestant tensions ran hi. Witnesses claimed that Calas wanted to break with fam./convert to Catholicism, convinced magistrates that Calas killed son to prevent conversion Calas was tortured twiceto force confession/ID accomplices Calas maintained innocence; 2 yrs. Later,Parlementreversed verdict, declared him not guilty, offered fam.compensation Francois MarieArouet (Voltaire) was appalled Was famous Enlightenment thinker; writer, cleared Calas' name; contacted friends, hired lawyers for fam., wrote briefs, letters, essays to bring case to public

Teaching Unit, French Revolution

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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Europe

Republicanism in France

Cahiers de doléances

Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès

liberalism

UNIT TITLE: French Revolution -Grade 11- AP European History ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: Is revolution inevitable? Do revolutionary movements follow set patterns or predictable courses. Are human institutions inevitably corrupt? ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDINGS: Students will be able to: Describe hierarchy and the social, political and economic differences that defined French Society during the Ancien Regime. Explain the political spectrum as it evolved in the French Revolution. Explain how each of the stages evolved or devolved into the next stage. Compare and contrast the French Revolutionary ideals and practices with those of the American Revolution.

Key Concepts The Earth and its Peoples Ch. 21-27

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Philosophical movements

Key Concepts and IDs for Unit 5 (Chapters 21-27)

The Earth and its Peoples: 5th Edition - Chapter 16 Notes

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The Story of Civilization

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French words and phrases

Modern history

Medieval philosophy

Renaissance

Protestant reformation

Early Modern period

Chapter 16 Notes Transformations in Europe, 1500 ? 1750 Culture and Ideas Early Reformation Renaissance (European) ? A period of intense artistic and intellectual activity, said to be a ?rebirth? of Greco-Roman culture Usually divided into an Italian Renaissance, from the mid fourteenth to mid fifteenth century, and a North (trans-Alpine) Renaissance, from roughly the early fifteenth to early seventeenth century. papacy ? the central administration of the Roman Catholic Church, which is the pope indulgence ? forgiveness of a sin by the authority of the Church in exchange for a holy act Indulgences could be paid for and was looked down on. Martin Luther ? 1483-1546 started the Protestant Reformation in 1519 Protestants rejected the medieval traditions of celibate priests and nuns

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