Transcript roots of enlightenment - World History for Us All

Leaders of the
Enlightenment
This PowerPoint presentation accompanies
Closeup Teaching Unit 6.6.1
Leaders of the Enlightenment
1650-1800,
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Welcome to
the
Enlightenment!
The
Enlightenment
lasted from
about 16501800.
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What was the Enlightenment?
Attitude and
method of
thought.
Enlightenment: A
time when reason
was used to find out
truths about human
beings!
“Dare to Know”
Immanuel Kant
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Roots of Enlightenment
Renaissance
•Humanism
•Importance of the
individual
•Rediscovery of
classical teaching
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Roots of Enlightenment
Reformation
Martin Luther challenged the
Catholic Church’s authority
and brought on the
Protestant Reformation
beginning in 1517.
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Roots of Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution
Observation, logic, and reasoning
You mean,
I’m not the
center of
everything?!
Questioning beliefs and ideas
Galileo facing the Roman Inquisition, a
painting by Cristiano Banti, 1857
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What was the strongest influence
on the Enlightenment?
The Renaissance,
Reformation, and Scientific
Revolution all contributed
with new ways of thinking
and looking at things.
Wait until
you see
how it
affects
your life!
How did the
Enlightenment
affect common
citizens?
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The End
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