HI 102: Modern World Civilization

Handout One

Topic: The Enlightenment

 OUTLINE:

 I. The Enlightenment.

    A. Background.

    B. The Legacy of the Men of Genius.

    C. Science in the Enlightenment.

    D. French Cultural Hegemony.

 QUESTION:

1. What role did Sir Isaac Newton play in the coming of the Enlightenment? What were the principles of this new age?  Explain.

TERMS:

 Philosophes

Candide                     

 Voltaire              

Jean Calas

Newton

Descartes

John Locke

Lavoisier

Joseph Black

Ben Franklin

Salons