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    The document is a study guide for an American Romanticism unit that defines Transcendentalism and its key beliefs and figures. It explains that Transcendentalists believed intuition is more reliable than reason, knowledge goes beyond the senses, and reality exists beyond physical perception. It also lists Ralph Waldo Emerson as a central figure in Transcendentalism and notes one of his most influential works.

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    The document is a study guide for an American Romanticism unit that defines Transcendentalism and its key beliefs and figures. It explains that Transcendentalists believed intuition is more reliable than reason, knowledge goes beyond the senses, and reality exists beyond physical perception. It also lists Ralph Waldo Emerson as a central figure in Transcendentalism and notes one of his most influential works.

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    Name: ___________________ Period: ________________ Date: ______________________

    American Romanticism Unit

    Big Idea # 1: __________________________________________________________________


    Big Idea # 2: ___________________________________________________________________
    Transcendentalism
    Define Transcendentalism:
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    Define _______________, which is a major component of Transcendentalism:
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    ______________________________________________________________________________

    Transcendentalists believed that:


    1. _________________ is more reliable in understanding reality and nature than
    _________________.
    2. Knowing is beyond ____________, _____________, and ________________ thought
    processes.
    3. Reality __________________ seeing, touching, feeling, etc.
    4. The _______________is the universal mind that unifies the entire cosmos.
    *Key Ideas from Transcendentalism: Optimism, Individualism, and Kinship with Nature*
    List two ideas that Transcendentalism influenced:
    1.__________________________ 2. ____________________________

    Ralph Waldo Emerson


    Central ____________ in Transcendentalism
    ____________ is one of his most influential works
    He challenged organized religion and other conservative values of the time.
    Revered _________________, not the Christian God.

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