Unit 3: The Age of Enlightenment and The Age of Revolutions
Introduction: Students will learn about the Age of Enlightenment in Europe and how Revolutions in Europe
changed the course of World History.
Grade Level:
Suggested Unit Pacing (# of days)
This will be a 5-7 week unit in which students will learn concepts of the Age of
Enlightenment and be able to explain how revolutions throughout the World impacted
World History.
Conceptual
Overview
(information for
parents)
Week 1-2: Absolute Monarchies (England, Austria, Russia, France, Prussia, and the
German States)
Week 3: Age of Enlightenment
Weeks 4-6: Revolutions and War (English Revolution, Glorious Revolution, American
Revolution, French Revolution, Haitian Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican Revolution),
Revolutions of 1848, Industrial Revolution
Week 7: Assessment with Constructed Response, Remediation/Enrichment
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Essential
Understandings
(information for
students)
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Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events of
issues over time.
Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish
context.
Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various historical perspectives.
Analyze the effects of social, economic, military and political conflict among
nations, regions, and groups (e.g. war, genocide, imperialism and colonization).
Explain how increased global interaction accelerates the pace of innovation in
modern societies (e.g. advancements in transportation, communication
networks and business practices).
Explain how environmental conditions and human response to those conditions
influence modern societies and regions (e.g. natural barriers, scarcity of
resources and factors that influence settlement).
Explain how demographic trends (e.g. population growth and decline, push/pull
factors and urbanization lead to conflict, negotiation, and compromise in
modern societies and regions.
Explain how natural disasters (e.g. flooding, earthquakes, monsoons and
tsunamis), preservation efforts and human modification of the environment (e.g.
recycling, planting trees, deforestation, pollution, irrigation systems and climate
change) affect modern societies and regions.
Construct maps, charts, and graphs to explain data about geographic phenomena
(e.g. migration patterns and population and resource distribution patterns).
Use maps, charts, graphs, geographic data and available technology tools (i.e.
GPS and GIS software) to interpret and draw conclusions about social, economic,
and environmental issues in modern societies and regions.
Explain how competition for resources affects the economic relationship among
nations (e.g. colonialism, imperialism, globalization and interdependence).
Summarize the ideas that have shaped political thought in various societies and
regions (e.g. Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution, democracy, communism
and socialism).
Evaluate how the Western concept of democracy has influenced the political
ideas of modern societies.
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Compare the requirements for (e.g. age, gender, legal and economic status) and
responsibilities of citizenship under various governments in modern societies
(e.g. voting, taxes and military service).
 Compare the sources of power and governmental authority in various societies
(e.g. monarchs, dictators, elected officials, anti-governmental groups and
religious, political factions).
7H.1.1, 7H.1.2, 7H.1.3, 7H.2.1, 7H2.3
Essential Standards by
Strand
History
Geography
and &
7G.1.1 , 7G.1.2, 7G.1.3, 7G.2.1, 7G.2.2
Environmen
tal Literacy
Civics and
7C&G.1.1, 7C&G.1.2, 7C&G.1.3, 7C&G.1.4
Government
Economics
7E.1.1
and PFL
Culture
 Identify and define the types of revolutions and where they took place during this
time period.
 Distinguish between the various types of revolutions.
 Determine various absolute monarchies in Europe during this time period.
 Apply prior knowledge explain why there were so many various types of revolutions
during this time period.
 Compare the effects of the different revolutions of the time period.
Learning
 Compare various monarchies throughout Europe and their effectiveness during this
Targets
time period.
 Evaluate which type of revolution (political, industrial, and scientific) has had the
greatest impact on society today.
 Justify the ideas that led people to revolt against the government.
 Discuss what led people to create new technology that led to the 20 th century
Essential
Terminology
Literacy
Integration
Revolution, Church of England, War of the Roses, Absolute Monarchy, Divine Right of
Kings, Czar, Napoleon, Guillotine, Karl Marx (Marxism), Feudal System, Aristocracy,
Market Economy, Working Class, Militia, Bourgeoisie, Tennis Court Oath, Coup d’état,
Reign of Terror, Nationalists, Capitalism, Autonomy, Unification, Orthodox, Humanism,
Deism, Hapsburgs, Oliver Cromwell, English Restoration
Reading:
Literacy
Standards
RH.6-8.1 Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and
secondary sources.
RH.6-8.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used
in a text, including vocabulary specific to domains related to
history/social studies.
RH.6-8.6 Identify aspects of a text that reveal an author’s point of view
or purpose (e.g. loaded language, inclusion or avoidance of particular
facts).
RH.6-8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g. in charts, graphs,
photographs, videos or maps) with other information in print and digital
texts.
Writing:
Literature
Connections
WH.6-8.1a Introduce claim(s) about a topic or issue from alternate or
opposing claims and organize the reasons and evidence logically.
WH.6-8.1b Support claim(s) with logical reasoning and relevant, accurate
data and evidence that demonstrate an understanding of the topic or
text, using credible sources.
WH.6-8.1d Establish and maintain a formal style.
WH.6-8.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development,
organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose and audience.
WH.6-8.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish
writing and present the relationships between information and ideas
clearly and efficiently.
WH.6-8.7 Conduct short research projects to answer a question
(including a self-generated question), drawing on several sources and
generating additional related, focused questions that allow for multiple
avenues of exploration.
WH.6-8.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for
reflection and revision) and short time frames (a single sitting or a day or
two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
The Days Of The French Revolution By Christopher Hibbert
A Tale Of Two Cities By Robert Dickens
The Woman With The Velvet Necklace By Alexander Dumas
The English Civil Wars By Blair Worden
Engines Of Change: The American Industrial Revolution By Brooke
Hindle
NCES.07.IT.SI.1.3
NCES.07.IT.TT.1.1
Technology
Standards
NCES.07.IT.TT.1.2
NCES.07.IT.RP.1.1
NCES.07.IT.SE.1.1
NCES.07.IT.SE.1.2
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Technology
Integration
Resources
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http://exhibitions.nypl.org/africanaage/essay-colonization-ofafrica.html
http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/405
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/primarysourc
esets/industrial-revolution/
http://www.uncp.edu/home/rwb/hst329_p3.html
http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/theenlightenmen1/tp/enl
ightenmentthinkers.htm
http://www.harpercollege.edu/mhealy/g101ilec/europe/euh/eu
hrln/euhrlnfr.htm - Three Revolutions of Europe
http://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution - History
Channel Industrial Revolution
http://library.thinkquest.org/4132/info.htm - ThinkQuest about
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Industrial Revolution
http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/westn/englishrev.html - The
English Revolution
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/ BBC
http://faculty.ucc.edu/egh-damerow/glorious_revolution.htm Glorious Revolution Worksheets and Readings
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution - American
Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/ - PBS American Revolution
http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution - History
Channel French Revolution
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/219315/FrenchRevolution - Brittanica French Revolution
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p2990.html - PBS Haitian
Revolution
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/dgeggus/htnrevn.htm - Haitian
Revolution Worksheets and Reading
http://www.history.com/topics/war-of-1812 - History Channel
War of 1812 English Revolution Pages
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/english_civil-war.htm English Revolution Worksheets/Readings
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/glori
ous_revolution_01.shtml- BBC Glorious Revolution
http://warsof1812.com/ - War of 1812 from an European
perspective – WebQuests
http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/1700-1800-Age-ofEnlightenment.html - Khan Academy Age of Enlightenment
http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Age_
of_Enlightenment.html - Age of Enlightenment
http://www.history.com/topics/enlightenment - History Channel
Age of Enlightenment
http://www.youtube.com/channel/HCpaOZ9A7X08g - Age of
Enlightenment Materials
http://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/WebLinks/WebLi
nks-AgeOfEnlightenment.htm –
Worksheets, Readings, Assignments on the Age Enlightenment
http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=4350 – French Revolution
WebQuest
http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=55483 – Haitian Revolution
WebQuest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrjTczYp6rE – French
Revolution History Channel Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiLwJpY4dFk – Industrial
Revolution History Channel Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usjJ13qs1H0 – American
Revolution History Channel Video (“The Story of Us”)
Horrible Histories Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDz7XwnWZFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkHe4YCHd8o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIJ5Ydytw8g
 www.mrroughton.com – Lesson Plans, WebQuests, Assignments
Cross
Curricular
Integration
Pre-/Postassessment
Assessment
On-going/
Formative
Assessment
Summative
Considerations
for the Learning
Plan
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General Knowledge for pre-assessment
Homework
Journals
Peer to Peer Collaboration
Formal Assessment
Informal Assessment
Extended Writing Assignments
Constructed Response Assignments
Create a map that represents European colonization/ imperialism in
the Americas and Africa.
 Compare the leaders of the revolutions to the leaders who were
overthrown in their respective countries through the use of graphic
organizer and/or foldables.
 Compare the causes and effects of various revolutions through RAFT
activities or journal entries.
 Participate in a Mock Salon where students pretend to be
philosophers and present ideas and concepts from various
Enlightenment philosophers and Absolute Monarchs.
 www.studenthandouts/com/World-History-Games-QuizzesPractice-Tests/02.07-Industrial-Revolution/html
 Deconstruct a modern invention to this time period, using
research methods to create a visual component that exhibits the
history and future implications of the invention.
Napoleon and French Monarchy Quiz:
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz234082b1188.html
Re-teaching
Enlightenment Quiz:
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz2435561be2be8.html
French Revolution Game
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/walk/walk_frenchrevolution.html
Enrichment
French Revolution Game
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/fling/frenchrevolution/