In 18th century Europe, philosophes, a group of social thinkers in Paris, would meet and discuss new ideas during the Enlightenment (Chpt.). The Enlightenment was the period in the history of western Europe characterized by dramatic revolutions in science, philosophy, and politics (plato.stanford.edu). The ideas spread throughout Europe and attracted the middle class, which allowed them to buy books (Ch. 6 Sec. 3). John Locke, known for his natural rights to life, liberty, and property, was a philosopher that impacted the Enlightenment. In 1789, the National Assembly- third estate delegates that would pass laws and make reforms in the name of French people- wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man & of the Citizen. The difference of both
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The Old Regime was the political and social system that existed in France before the French Revolution. It consisted of three different estates: Church, Nobility, and the Peasants. The National Assembly was made up of Third Estate delegates that would pass laws and make reforms in the name of French people. They eventually wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man & of the Citizen in 1789 after the Tennis Court Oath, which was when the National Assembly pledged to draw up a Constitution for France. The Declaration of the Rights of Man & of the Citizen meant that commoners were now considered equal in the nobles and clergy, ending the Old Regime (Ch.7 Sec.1&2). The declaration influenced and inspired the rights-based liberal democracy throughout the world (http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/). During the Enlightenment, John Locke, a philosopher, and the National Assembly, Third Estate delegates, wrote documents that allowed one to become equal to the higher Supreme Being. Locke believed in the three natural rights that people were born with( life, liberty, and property), which then influenced the New World’s First Amendment. The National Assembly believed that the working people were considered equal to the nobles and clergymen, which influenced the liberal democracy. It is very remarkable to know how one person or a group of people could influence the modern
The Old Regime was the political and social system that existed in France before the French Revolution. It consisted of three different estates: Church, Nobility, and the Peasants. The National Assembly was made up of Third Estate delegates that would pass laws and make reforms in the name of French people. They eventually wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man & of the Citizen in 1789 after the Tennis Court Oath, which was when the National Assembly pledged to draw up a Constitution for France. The Declaration of the Rights of Man & of the Citizen meant that commoners were now considered equal in the nobles and clergy, ending the Old Regime (Ch.7 Sec.1&2). The declaration influenced and inspired the rights-based liberal democracy throughout the world (http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/). During the Enlightenment, John Locke, a philosopher, and the National Assembly, Third Estate delegates, wrote documents that allowed one to become equal to the higher Supreme Being. Locke believed in the three natural rights that people were born with( life, liberty, and property), which then influenced the New World’s First Amendment. The National Assembly believed that the working people were considered equal to the nobles and clergymen, which influenced the liberal democracy. It is very remarkable to know how one person or a group of people could influence the modern