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Topic 8: The Enlightenment & Revolution

Honors Online Task

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Task 1: Nobel Prize Nominations

Imagine it is the year 1715 in Oslo, Norway... You are the chairperson for a committee that selects the winner of what will later be known as the the Nobel Prize for Science (Read Alfred Nobel's Will establishing this prize) It is your task to select the scientist most worthy of this year's Lifetime Contribution to Science award.

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  1. (20 pts): Read Ch. 22.1 in your World History textbook. As you read, complete the chart below that lists the nominees for this year's award:

SCIENTIST

YEAR

DISCOVERY

Nicolaus
Copernicus

 

 

Johannes
Kepler

 

 

Galileo
Galilei

 

 

Isaac
Newton

 

 

Zacharias
Janssen

 

 

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

 

 

Evangelista
Torricelli

 

 

Gabriel
Fahrenheit

 

 

William
Harvey

 

 

Edward
Jenner

 

 
  1. (30 pts): Based on your chart, choose the 3 scientists whose discoveries YOU feel had the greatest impact on science. Write a 3 paragraph essay that follows this format:

Paragraph 1 (3rd Place Scientist)
Name the scientist, describe their discovery, explain the importance of the discovery to society and explain how it has benefited you personally.

Paragraph 2 (2nd Place Scientist)
Name the scientist, describe their discovery, explain the importance of the discovery to society and explain how it has benefited you personally.

Paragraph 3 (1st Place Scientist)
Name the scientist, describe their discovery, explain the importance of the discovery to society and explain how it has benefited you personally.

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Task 2: Galileo's Crimes

Directions:

Imagine that you are a court reporter covering the trial of Galileo. Read the primary source below and then complete the activities.

Primary Source:
The Crime of Galileo: Indictment and Abjuration, 1633

  1. List five (5) "crimes" that Galieo was accused of in this indictment.
  1. Describe the punishment Galileo was given.

Direct Link:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~awalzer/3302/readings/reading2.pdf

 Galieleo
Galileo Galilei by Giusto Sustermans
trial of Galileo

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Task 3: Philosophe Letter

It is the year 1691 in Paris, France... You are a French philosophe reading, listening and discussing at a Parisian salon.  Based on the radical Enlightenment ideas that you have been exposed to in the salon, you have decided to take the radical step of writing a letter to Louis XIV expressing your support for these ideas.

Directions:

  1. Read Ch. 22.2 in your World History textbook.
  1. Write a letter addressed to Louis XIV regarding Enlightenment ideas. Your letter should include:
    • An introductory paragraph explaining what the Enlightenment is about
    • A paragraph explaining the thinking of Hobbes and how his thinking could benefit France.
    • A paragraph explaining the thinking of Locke and how his thinking could benefit France.
    • A paragraph explaining the thinking of Rousseau and how his thinking could benefit France.
    • A paragraph explaining the thinking of Montesquieu and how his thinking could benefit France.
    • A paragraph explaining the thinking of Voltaire and how his thinking could benefit France.
    • A concluding paragraph that summarizes how these ideas all together could make Louis a better ruler.

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