The Enlightment
This class is meant to provide the historical context that helps to explain the world as it is today.
This class is also meant to challenge you to see the world in different ways, ask more questions and think critically.
Select a cultural movement, specific person OR significant event we discussed so far. Use a minimum of one primary and one secondary source to support your main idea.
In one cohesive essay, with a clear topic sentence, address the following questions:
What were the major influences that shaped this cultural movement/ specific person/ significant event?
In what ways did this influence global events or cultures?
In what way(s) did this shape the world we are living in today?
What’s so interesting/amazing/unique about this all on it’s own?
A primary source is one that was written, produced, created during the time period it is discussing (writings, music, works of art or architecture all count as primary sources). There are primary sources throughout your textbook that work as a starting point. The Fordham Sourcebook is also an excellent collection of primary sources which you can find here https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/modsbook.asp
A secondary source is one written by an expert in the field who reads the primary sources and provides the larger context for what was happening, what effects it had and how people lived overall. You textbook is an example of a secondary source, as is the book How We Got to Now
The paper must be 3-5 pages, 12 point font, double spaced. Cite your sources using Chicago style footnotes
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