Unit Overview
The Enlightenment called into question traditional beliefs and inspired widespread political, economic, and social change. This intellectual movement was used to challenge political authorities in Europe and colonial rule in the Americas. These ideals inspired political and social movements.
Unit G2.02 Outline
6 Subunits
These resources introduce students to the concepts and vocabulary they will encounter in the unit.
Through these resources, students will examine Enlightenment thinkers, including John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as well as key ideas from their written works and the effects of those works on issues of gender and abolition by examining the ideas of individuals, such as Mary Wollstonecraft, William Wilberforce, and enlightened despots, including Catherine the Great.
Through these resources, students will examine evidence related to the preconditions of the French Revolution and the course of the revolution, noting the roles of Olympe de Gouges, Maximilien Robespierre, and Napoleon Bonaparte.
Through these resources, students will examine the evidence related to the impacts of the French Revolution on resistance and revolutionary movements, noting the roles of Toussaint L’Ouverture and Simon Bolivar.
Students will investigate the role of cultural identity and nationalism in the unification of Italy, Germany, and in the dissolution of the Ottoman and Austrian Empires.
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