1 this powerpoint presentation accompanies closeup teaching unit 6.6.1 leaders of the enlightenment...
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This PowerPoint presentation accompaniesCloseup Teaching Unit 6.6.1
Leaders of the Enlightenment 1650-1800,
Leaders of the Enlightenment
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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 EnlightenmentRenaissance
•Humanism
•Importance of the individual
•Rediscovery of classical teaching
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Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church’s authority and brought on the Protestant Reformation beginning in 1517.
Roots of EnlightenmentReformation
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You mean, You mean, I’m not the I’m not the center of center of
everything?everything?!!
Galileo facing the Roman Inquisition, apainting by Cristiano Banti, 1857
Observation, logic, and reasoning
Questioning beliefs and ideas
Roots of EnlightenmentScientific Revolution
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What was the strongest influence on the Enlightenment?
How did the Enlightenment affect common
citizens?
Wait until you see how it affects
your life!
The Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution all contributed with new ways of thinking
and looking at things.