[Two Hour Delay - Short Period]Quote
“Reason. It began slowly. ‘Hey, what if we stop storing the corpses in the drinking water, and see if that makes any difference to our health?’ From there it gathered momentum. Soon, all conventional wisdom, from the shape of the Earth to whether the ruling class could have your hut burned and your organs removed because they thought you saw an eclipse, was up for grabs.”
- Jon Stewart on The Enlightenment (from America: The Book)
Objective
- Describe the major changes caused by the Enlightenment
Agenda
- Guidance - College Preparation (~40 minutes)
- Warm-up: What is the Scientific Method? (cut for time)
- PowerPoint: The Enlightenment
- Video Clip: Superstition in the Middle Ages & Renaissance
- Voltaire: A Treatise on Toleration (Reading) (cut for time)
