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  1. Essential Question • Discuss the following questions with your neighbors and be prepared to share with the class: • What are some of the rights you have as an American Citizen?

  2. PrologueThe Rise of Democratic Ideas 1200BC-1800AD

  3. Enlightenment Thinkers • In your notebook, divide a page into 5 rows. Make a small column on the left. • In the small column, write the following names: • Hobbes • Locke • Voltaire • Rousseau • Montesquieu • In your group, use your notes/text book to describe each Enlightenment thinker’s ideas about gov’t

  4. Enlightenment Thinkers

  5. Enlightenment Thinkers Role Play • In your group, choose one member to role play the Enlightenment Thinker your group has been assigned. • Work in your group to create a short statement about your Enlightenment Thinker’s ideas about gov’t. Make sure to include the following: • Name • Country • Ideas • Influence on democracy

  6. Venn Diagram of American & French Revolution • In your note book, turn it side ways and draw a very large Venn Diagram • Label the left circle “American Revolution” • Label the middle “Both” • Label the right circle “French Revolution” • Use your textbook to fill in the Venn diagram to compare the American Revolution to the French Revolution

  7. Venn Diagram of American & French Revolution American Rev • Began w/ Declaration of Independence • Long war • Goal was independence and representative gov’t • successful Both • Influenced by Enlightenment • 18th Century • Rebelled against a king • Period of chaos followed revolution French Rev • Began w/ formation of National Assembly & storming of Bastille • Reforms were immediately that could not be sustained • Goal was end of oppression of monarchy/feudalism in France • unsuccessful

  8. New movements toward Democracy • Soviet Union • Broke up into 15 new republics to declare their national identity and interests • South Africa • After many years of apartheid, a democratic gov’t was established that included all races • East Timor • Gained its independence w/ the help of the UN *The framers of the US Constitution set up a representative gov’t and created a federal system of gov’t

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