A time period in history that transformed the world politically and economically

Political revolutions took place in America, France and Latin America

The ideals of “The Enlightenment” influenced the political revolutions

Enlightenment Applied human reason to society Questioned and rejected the teachings of

Catholic ChurchOpposed hereditary privileges (Feudalism)Main philosophers/thinkers of the Enlightenment

John LockeAdam Smith VoltaireBaron do MontesquieuJean-Jacques Rousseau