Vwo 2 tto: Political Revolutions - lesson 1

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Political Revolutions

Lesson 1

Start of the lesson

Sit in your spot

Phone (off/silent) in phonebag

Chewing gum in bin

Books + laptop on table

Introduction

Who is this and why is it called that way?

Menu of the day

Recap

The enlightenment

Break

Creative assignment

Learning questions

• How did the society of estates work in the Ancien Régime?​
• Which political, cultural and social changes did the Enlightenment bring?

Resit

The test counts for 40% of your final grade

• Resit: who wants to take it?
• Next week is the resit --> let's agree on a date + hour
• (monday 15.15; wednesday 14.00)

The three estates

Let's watch the video.

Write down: which 3 estates are there and what was their task?

The three estates

• In French society the absolute monarch stood above the estates
• The first and second estate had privileges: f.e., they didn't have to pay taxes
• This system in France is called Ancien Regime
• Read the piece top left op p. 112 + and do exercise 4 on p. 114

www.forbes.com

Enlightened thinking

Read 'enlightened thinking' and 'new ideas of good government' -->

Write down:

• What enlightened thinking is
• Which enlightened thinkers there are and what ideas they have

Break

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Assignment

-Make a crossword puzzle with important

words from section 1

-Submit before the next lesson