The Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and Enlightenment (Day 3)

INTRODUCTION

Today we will look more closely at the Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment. We will analyze some primary sources and listen to one-minute artifact speeches.

Question of the Day

How did each of the following affect the lives of people in Europe: the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, and the Enlightenment?

Focus Questions

  1. How did the Reformation affect the lives of Europeans?

  2. How did the Scientific Revolution affect the lives of Europeans??

  3. How did the Enlightenment affect the lives of Europeans??

VOCABULARY

The vocabulary below is related to the work you are doing today and would be worth using in your paragraph. In a few classes you will have write an assessment in which you have to identify three of these that I will choose. Here is an example of an ID:

Alps: The Alps are a mountain range in southern Europe (France, Italy, Austria, and Switzerland). They were significant to European society between 1300 and 1750 because they were one of the physical landforms that made it difficult for Europe to be politically centralized under one government. Europe’s decentralization was a key to its economic development.

Historical Connection: Physical geography is important to the development of civilizations. Just as the Alps influenced the development of Europe, we have studied that the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers had an impact on the development of settlements and life in Mesopotamia.

  1. Reformation

  2. Scientific Revolution

  3. Enlightenment

  4. Martin Luther

  5. John Calvin

  6. Nicolaus Copernicus

  7. Galileo Galilei

  8. Johannes Kepler

  9. Thomas Hobbes

  10. John Locke

  11. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

WHAT IS DUE TODAY?

  • Nothing is due. But you should have studied for your vocabulary assessment (explained below) and be prepared to write a paragraph responding to the Question of the Day.

ASSESSMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

  1. Vocabulary Assessment: Be prepared for an assessment at the beginning of class in which you will have to do an identity for three of the vocabulary terms. An identification is an explanation of why the event, person, idea (etc.) was important in regard to its time, place, and culture.

    1. One-minute speeches: 3-4 of your classmates will give one-minute artifact speeches.

    2. Primary Sources: We will analyze some primary source documents on this time period from our DBQ book.

    3. Paragraph: At the end of class you will write a paragraph responding to this question: How did one of the following affect the lives of people in Europe: the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, or the Enlightenment? Please try to use ideas from the Flow of History readings and the primary sources in your writing.

WHAT IS DUE NEXT CLASS?

Summative Assessment (Test) #3: Prepare for this unit's test. Click here to read an explanation of how to prepare for the assessment.

ENRICHMENT