1. Causes of The enlightenment

2. Vocabulary
Enligthened: having greater knowledge and understanding about a subject

3. Enlightenment (Age of Reason) mid-1600s-late 1700s
A period of time in Western Europe when philosophers and writers applied the scientific idea of reason to answer political questions.

4. Enlightenment thinkers questioned the relationship between people and their government.
“What is the best way for a government to rule its people?”
“Are people born with certain rights?
Should they be protected?”
“What is the purpose of government?”

5. Why would this lead to the Enlightenment?
Causes
Why would this lead to the Enlightenment?
Renaissance
Scientific Revolution
Absolutism
Protestant Reformation
Increased Book Production and Literacy
Urbanization, Salons, and Coffee Houses

6. Reflection
Question: In your opinion, which of the six causes was the most important in causing the Enlightenment? Why? *