The Enlightenment - Textbook Excerpt from History.com European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the "long 18th century" (1685-1815) as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the Age of Reason, or simply the Enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers in Britain, in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. The Enlightenment produced numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars and revolutions. The American and French Revolutions were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and respectively marked the peak of its influence and the beginning of its decline. The Enlightenment ultimately gave way to 19th-century Romanticism. Contextualization CFS - Criteria for Success Contextualization CES Introduces the reader to the main topic of the ChQ in story form In other words tells the important story for the reader të knaow to understand the main topic of the ChQ - Provides important dates, people, events, etc and explains them for the reader to understand the topic ls very specific focusing on the actuel information and avoids vague terms tike "certain, things, etc." when telling the story Using the text above provide a paragraph that Contextualizes the Enlightenment (which is the topic) in your own words, (3 sentences minimum)

The Enlightenment - Textbook Excerpt from History.com European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the "long 18th century" (1685-1815) as part of a movement referred to by its participants as the Age of Reason, or simply the Enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers in Britain, in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change. The Enlightenment produced numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars and revolutions. The American and French Revolutions were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and respectively marked the peak of its influence and the beginning of its decline. The Enlightenment ultimately gave way to 19th-century Romanticism. Contextualization CFS - Criteria for Success Contextualization CES Introduces the reader to the main topic of the ChQ in story form In other words tells the important story for the reader të knaow to understand the main topic of the ChQ - Provides important dates, people, events, etc and explains them for the reader to understand the topic ls very specific focusing on the actuel information and avoids vague terms tike "certain, things, etc." when telling the story Using the text above provide a paragraph that Contextualizes the Enlightenment (which is the topic) in your own words, (3 sentences minimum)