Enlightenment Culture

In this lesson, we will find out about what it was like to live in a time with so many new and exciting ideas. Questions we will try to answer include: how were these ideas spread? Which groups of people were affected by the ideas? This lesson focuses on what was happening in eighteenth century Paris as it was the centre of Enlightenment thought at the time.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

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Q1.What do historians call the eighteenth century movement which developed ideas that challenged the authority of monarchs and the Church?

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Q2.Which of the following were Enlightenment ideas?

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Q3.Which of the following were Enlightenment thinkers?

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Q4.Which of these is another name for the enlightenment

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Q5.Which of the following ideas is most closely associated with Montesquieu?

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What do historians call the eighteenth century movement which developed ideas that challenged the authority of monarchs and the Church?

1/5

Q2.Which of the following were Enlightenment ideas?

2/5

Q3.Which of the following were Enlightenment thinkers?

3/5

Q4.Which of these is another name for the enlightenment

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Q5.Which of the following ideas is most closely associated with Montesquieu?

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End of lesson Quiz

Using what you have learnt this week, see if you can answer the following questions

Q1.Which of the following were Enlightenment ideas?

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Q2.What names were given to the meetings where enlightenment ideas were spread?

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Q3.Which of the following are Enlightenment thinkers?

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Q4.Which of the following best defines 'Enlightened Despot':

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Q5.Which of the following groups were the least affected by Enlightenment thinking?

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End of lesson Quiz

Using what you have learnt this week, see if you can answer the following questions

Q1.Which of the following were Enlightenment ideas?

1/5

Q2.What names were given to the meetings where enlightenment ideas were spread?

2/5

Q3.Which of the following are Enlightenment thinkers?

3/5

Q4.Which of the following best defines 'Enlightened Despot':

4/5

Q5.Which of the following groups were the least affected by Enlightenment thinking?

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Lesson summary: Enlightenment Culture

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