Lesson 83 of 84 · World History
⭐ 30 XP🏰 History KeepThe Enlightenment: New Ideas
The Enlightenment, which spanned the late 17th and 18th centuries, was an intellectual and philosophical movement emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism of authority.
🎯 Your mission
Figure out how this changed the world.
⚡ The twist
The same event looks different depending on who's telling the story.
Mind = Blown
🤯 Cleopatra lived closer in time to the moon landing than to the building of the pyramids.
Then & Now
🕰️ The choices made back then are why the world looks like this now.
The Enlightenment, which spanned the late 17th and 18th centuries, was an intellectual and philosophical movement emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism of authority. Thinkers like John Locke, Voltaire, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau championed ideas about human rights, government by consent, and the separation of powers. The Enlightenment laid the groundwork for modern democratic societies, influencing revolutions and the development of constitutional governments around the world.
Key Facts
The Enlightenment emphasized reason and individualism.
Thinkers like John Locke and Voltaire were key figures.
It influenced modern democratic societies and revolutions.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 2What was a central idea of the Enlightenment?
Why this still matters
Every road sign, every flag, every holiday — there's history hiding inside.
Stretch Challenge
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Find one historical photo that shocked you. Tell someone about it.
For the dinner table
“What's something from history you wish you could see in person?”
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