WH, Ch. 17 Sec. 2 Enlightenment Ideas Spread

WH, Chapter 17 The Enlightenment and the American Revolution
Section 2 Enlightenment Ideas Spread

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Vocabulary, p. 451

Lesson Plan Focus
The ideas of the Enlightenment encouraged people to challenge existing ideas and to seek reform. Some rulers adopted Enlightenment ideas to make their countries more efficient and productive. New styles of art and music included baroque and rococo. New ideas, however, brought little change to the peasants who constituted the majority of the population.

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Caption, p. 451
Caption, p. 453
Did you know (Question)? p. 455

HW
p. 455
#1, 3-5.
Extra Credit
#6 & 7