Unit 2 Project

Part 1

• People and ideas is about how ideas change the way people think, act, live, and what they believed in.
• The Enlightenment, philosophers, and the people, changed the way people thought about religion, culture, and forms of government.

Part 2 - The Enlightenment

• Because of the Enlightenment, many famous philosophers, were looked up to for guidance about concepts from religion to government
• The Enlightenment changed the way people went throughout their daily life.
• Creech, James. "Enlightenment." World Book Student. World Book, 2015. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.

Part 2 - Philosophers

• The European philosophers from the Enlightenment, "examined monarchy, religion, government, education, law, prisons, history—even human nature."
• Due to the philosophers critical thinking, many people questioned about what they were believing, who was ruling, etc.
• "Ideas of the Enlightenment (Overview)." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.

Part 2 - Philosophers

• One of the most famous philosophers from the Enlightenment was John Locke. He believed people had natural rights, which were rights that belonged to all humans from birth.
• These rights also included the right to life, liberty, and property.
• Locke had made people realize that they all had rights and that nobody, not even the government should be able to take them away.
• Jesseph, Douglas M. "Locke, John." World Book Student. World Book, 2015. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.

Part 2 - Philosophers

• Another philosopher was Alexander Pope, he believed in the value of common sense, and a moral life.
• Pope opened the eyes of many people and through his poetry, people saw what good things there is in life.
• Stringer, Gary A. "Pope, Alexander." World Book Student. World Book, 2015. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.

Part 2 - People of the Enlightenemt

• Denis Diderot, writer, talked about scientific reasoning and human knowledge in the Encyclopédie.
• Because of this, Pope Clement XIII threatened anyone who was reading it with excommunication.
• Many people with the Encyclopédie, was influenced and guided their own opinion.
• "Enlightenment." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.

Part 2 - People of the Enlightenemt

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau "criticized the social order in The Social Contract" in 1762.
• He felt that society placed too many limitations on people's behavior.
• Also, he felt that the individual should be subordinate to the community.
• Rousseau has influenced political and social thinkers with his ideas.
• "Jean-Jacques Rousseau." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 17 Dec. 2015.