Alright—this page is actually SUCH a good one for clean, aesthetic notes ✨ I’ve turned it into your pastel-style, easy-to-revise points (nothing important skipped 👇) ⸻ 🌸 INTRODUCING THE BIRTH OF A MODERN WORLD 🌟 New Ideas for a New Age (Enlightenment) • The Enlightenment was a movement in the 18th century • People began to: • Question old beliefs 🤔 • Use reason & logic instead of tradition • It challenged: • Superstitions 👻 • Blind faith in authority 💡 Key Idea: Humans can understand the world using science and reasoning ⸻ 🧠 What is the Enlightenment? • A period of intellectual growth • Focus on: • Science 🔬 • Knowledge 📚 • Human progress 🚀 • Encouraged: • Freedom of thought • Questioning authority ⸻ 📖 The Encyclopaedia • Published in 1751 • A huge collection of knowledge (over 70,000 articles!) • Spread Enlightenment ideas across Europe 🌍 • Goal: • Make knowledge available to everyone • Educate society ⸻ 🧛‍♂️ Strange Beliefs (Fun Fact Section) • Some people believed in vampires 🧛 • Example: • Villagers thought dead people returned to life • Enlightenment thinkers: • Rejected these beliefs ❌ • Promoted logic & science instead ⸻ 🌿 Ideas of the Enlightenment 🧍‍♂️ Individualism • Every person is important • Everyone has: • Basic rights ✊ • Freedom ⸻ 🧠 Reason • Truth comes from: • Thinking logically • Evidence • Not from tradition or religion alone ⸻ 🌍 Progress • Society can improve over time 📈 • Humans can make the world better ⸻ 🏛️ Skepticism • Question everything ❓ • Don’t blindly accept ideas ⸻ ⚖️ Government • Government should: • Serve the people 👥 • Protect rights • NOT have unlimited power ⸻ 🌾 Influence of the Enlightenment • Ideas spread to: • Politics • Society • Economy ⸻ 🚜 Changes in Agriculture 1. New farming methods 🌱 2. More food production 🍞 3a

What was the Enlightenment?

A movement in the 18th century focusing on reason, science, and questioning of authority.

Key idea of the Enlightenment

Humans can understand the world using science and reasoning.

What did the Encyclopaedia aim to achieve?

To make knowledge available to everyone and educate society.

What is individualism in the context of Enlightenment?

The belief that every person is important and has basic rights and freedom.

What is the significance of skepticism?

It encourages questioning everything and not blindly accepting ideas.

What were some economic changes during the Enlightenment?

Growth in trade, rise of capitalism, and increased wealth for some.

What did Enlightenment thinkers promote instead of superstitions?

Logic and science.

Define 'Progress' as understood in the Enlightenment.

The belief that society can improve over time and that humans can make the world better.

Impact of the Enlightenment on government

Government should serve the people and protect rights, and not have unlimited power.

Enlightenment's influence on society

Ideas spread to politics, society, and economy, leading to demands for rights and fair laws.

What were the changes in agriculture during the Enlightenment?

New farming methods, increased food production, and better tools and techniques.

What was the Industrial Revolution a result of?

The ideas and changes brought about by the Enlightenment.