Assignment:
Write two essays which address each question with at least 500 words each.
Discussion 1: Europe during the Enlightenment
Define Enlightenment. Identify the key concerns of the Enlightenment. Discuss the varieties of Enlightenment thoughts; not all Enlightened thinkers agreed, not all accepted the same premises, not all were the same.
Discuss how the Enlightened thinkers attempted to apply the techniques of the scientific revolution to human political and social organizations.
Disussion 2: The French Revolution
In what ways does the French Revolution signify the onset of the modern world? What is the legacy of the Revolution?
What is the connection between the French Revolution and nineteenth-century ideologies like liberalism, conservatism, socialism, communism, and nationalism.