HW #4 due Tuesday.

Homework

Do Now: Answer both questions

◦ In one sentence, describe the Enlightenment.

◦ How did the scientific revolution help pave the way for the Enlightenment?

Aim: What was the Enlightenment and how did it change the way people thought about government?

A. Ideas of the Enlightenment

• Problems in society and government can be solved using human reason and knowledge. Human reason will improve people’s lives and make the world a better place

• Educated people of Europe and the world will lead this movement.

B. Peak of the Enlightenment

• Started in England, spread throughout Europe in the late 1600s and 1700s.

• Paris becomes the center of intellectual activity.

I. The Enlightenment

4. Believed the ideal government was an absolute monarchy (king has unlimited power) that could establish order and keep people under control:

• Social Contract: People should be willing to give up some freedoms to the king in return for peace, safety and order. People never have the right to rebel against their government.

Thomas Hobbes