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Enlightenment Ideas and Their Impact on Revolutions

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Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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~14 mins
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This worksheet encourages students to analyze a primary source related to Enlightenment ideas and understand their influence on revolutionary movements.

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#History
#History
#Causes
#Standard
#Source Analysis (Text)
#Enlightenment Ideas
#Explain the core ideas of the Enlightenment
#Analyze how Enlightenment ideas influenced revolutions
#Evaluate the usefulness and reliability of historical sources

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Enlightenment Ideas and Their Impact on Revolutions

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Source Analysis: The Influence of Enlightenment Ideas

Source A: The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

"Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only on the common good. The aim of all political association is the preservation of natural rights. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression. The law should embody the general will, and it must be the expression of the common good." Provenance: Draft of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789, France, revolutionary document

1.
Explain what the source says about the rights of individuals according to Enlightenment ideas. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Outline the purpose of the document based on the source. (2 marks)
[2 marks]
3.
Compare the ideas in Source A with traditional views of government before the Enlightenment. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
4.
Analyse how the provenance of this document affects its usefulness as a historical source. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
5.
Explain how Enlightenment ideas influenced revolutionary movements based on this source. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
6.
Compare the view in Source A with a traditional view of government before the Enlightenment. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
7.
Outline the significance of this source in understanding the Enlightenment's impact on revolutions. (3 marks)
[3 marks]

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