Enlightenment

In the mid-1700s, new ideas about government

began sweeping through Europe. It was a time
called the Enlightenment, when old ways were
questioned and new ideas were untried.
Sometimes supporting new ideas was
dangerous. Many of these new ideas questioned
the role of government and, specifically, the
power of the Monarch. Some people liked the
sound of these new Enlightenment ideas that
spoke of limited government and more freedom.
Still, a lot of people were loyal to the Monarch
and were greatly opposed to these new ideas. If
the Monarch heard that someone was speaking
out against them, there was a great chance that
they would be punished or killed.
The Enlightenment thinkers were a group of
philosophers who used reason to come up with
these new ideas. They wanted others to also
use reason (thinking, understanding, and
forming judgments by a process of logic) to
make both their own life and society as a whole
better. Their ideas had such a great impact that
it destroyed old beliefs all over Europe and led
to lasting changes in society and government.
Enlightenment thinkers taught people that
everyone was entitled to certain rights that the
monarch was not giving them and introduced
the idea of new types of government. It was

ideas such as this that caused people to revolt

in coming centuries. You can see some of their
ideas in the United States Constitution and even
still today.
Enlightenment
In the mid-1700s, new ideas about government
began sweeping through Europe. It was a time
called the Enlightenment, when old ways were
questioned and new ideas were untried.
Sometimes supporting new ideas was
dangerous. Many of these new ideas questioned
the role of government and, specifically, the
power of the Monarch. Some people liked the
sound of these new Enlightenment ideas that
spoke of limited government and more freedom.
Still, a lot of people were loyal to the Monarch
and were greatly opposed to these new ideas. If
the Monarch heard that someone was speaking
out against them, there was a great chance that
they would be punished or killed.
The Enlightenment thinkers were a group of
philosophers who used reason to come up with
these new ideas. They wanted others to also
use reason (thinking, understanding, and
forming judgments by a process of logic) to
make both their own life and society as a whole
better. Their ideas had such a great impact that
it destroyed old beliefs all over Europe and led
to lasting changes in society and government.

Enlightenment thinkers taught people that

everyone was entitled to certain rights that the
monarch was not giving them and introduced
the idea of new types of government. It was
ideas such as this that caused people to revolt
in coming centuries. You can see some of their
ideas in the United States Constitution and even
still today.
Enlightenment
In the mid-_________s, new ideas about
government began sweeping through _________.
It was a time called the _______________, when
old ways were questioned and new ideas were
untried. Sometimes supporting ______ ideas was
____________. Many of these new ideas
questioned the role of government and,
specifically, the power of the ____________. Some
people liked the sound of these new
Enlightenment ideas that spoke of limited
____________ and more ___________. Still, a lot of
people were loyal to the Monarch and were
greatly opposed to these new ideas. If the
Monarch heard that someone was speaking out
___________ them, there was a great chance that
they would be punished or __________.
The Enlightenment thinkers were a group of
______________ who used reason to come up with
these new ideas. They wanted others to also
use ___________ (thinking, understanding, and

forming judgments by a process of logic) to

make both their own life and ___________ as a
whole better. Their ideas had such a great
impact that it ___________ old beliefs all over
Europe and led to lasting changes in society and
government.
Enlightenment _________ taught people that
everyone was entitled to certain rights that the
monarch was not giving them and introduced
the idea of _______ types of government. It was
ideas such as this that caused people to
__________ in coming centuries. You can see
some of their ideas in the _______ Constitution
and even still today.
Enlightenment
In the mid-_________s, new ideas about
government began sweeping through _________.
It was a time called the _______________, when
old ways were questioned and new ideas were
untried. Sometimes supporting ______ ideas was
____________. Many of these new ideas
questioned the role of government and,
specifically, the power of the ____________. Some
people liked the sound of these new
Enlightenment ideas that spoke of limited
____________ and more ___________. Still, a lot of
people were loyal to the Monarch and were
greatly opposed to these new ideas. If the
Monarch heard that someone was speaking out

___________ them, there was a great chance that

they would be punished or __________.
The Enlightenment thinkers were a group of
______________ who used reason to come up with
these new ideas. They wanted others to also
use ___________ (thinking, understanding, and
forming judgments by a process of logic) to
make both their own life and ___________ as a
whole better. Their ideas had such a great
impact that it ___________ old beliefs all over
Europe and led to lasting changes in society and
government.
Enlightenment _________ taught people that
everyone was entitled to certain rights that the
monarch was not giving them and introduced
the idea of _______ types of government. It was
ideas such as this that caused people to
__________ in coming centuries. You can see

some of their ideas in the _______ Constitution

and even still today.