3.1 Enlightenment

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3.1 The Enlightenment

Which 3 estates existed in France?

The estates society

1st estate	clergy	no taxes
2nd estate	nobility	no taxes
3rd estate	farmers and the middle class	- paid taxes - no privileges

Leg de bron uit

- Wat zie je? 

- Waarom is het getekend? 

- Wat bedoeld de tekenaar hiermee? 

Look at this print. 

What do you see?

Put the right words to the right estate

First estate

Second estate

Third Estate

Farmers

Nobility

Clergy

Hoe ontstond een veranderings-idee?

• De wetenschappelijke revolutie 1650-1800 (H3!)

= using common sense to think and to change society for the better

The Enlightenment

The ideas of the Enlightenment

1. People are supposed to be free
2. People are supposed to be equal
3. People should get more power

Enlightened... or not?

Read the sentences below. Are these statements enlightened?

You should use religion to make all your decisions

'De koning zou zijn macht moeten delen met een parlement'

'Je moet wel nadenken over jouw geloof, maar de Kerk heeft altijd gelijk.'

'Niet iedereen is gelijk.'

1

2

3

4

Enlightened?
You should use religion to make your decisions.

1. Enlightened
2. Not enlightened

Enlightened?
The king should share his power with a parliament

1. Enlightened
2. Not enlightened

Enlightened?
You can be critical of the church, but in the end, the church / pope is always right

1. Enlightened
2. Not enlightened

Enlightened?
Some people should have more rights than others, that's just the way it is

1. Enlightened
2. Not enlightened

How would you decribe the Enlightenment?

1. There started burning a light in the streets
2. People started using common sense
3. People started thinking about science
4. People started looking at the wisdom of the Greeks and Romans

This word fits the best with the Enlightenment

1. reason
2. Reformation
3. science
4. politics

This word fits the best with the Enlightenment

1. The scientific revolution
2. Absolutism
3. The Dutch Revolt
4. Slavery

This word fits the best with the Enlightenment

1. war
2. equality
3. Louis XIV
4. democracy

Explain why people chose the word 'Enlightenment' for this movement. Maybe check your book if you can't think of a reason.

Wat wordt er bedoeld met 'rationeel' in 'rationeel denken'?

1. Gebaseerd op emoties
2. Gebaseerd op rantsoenen
3. Gebaseerd op logica
4. Gebaseerd op het verstand

People strived for human rights in the Enlightenment. Can you think of 2 examples of human rights?