THE RESTORATION AND THE 18TH CENTURY
THE RESTORATION AND THE 18TH CENTURY
Directions: Answer the following questions using complete
sentences.
Directions: Answer the following questions using complete
sentences.
Historical Context
The Reign of Charles II
1. Describe the society of the period following the
restoration of Charles II to the throne of England.
2. How did Charles II contribute to the development of the
arts and sciences?
3. Contrast the ideologies of the Tories and the Whigs
during this period.
Historical Context
The Reign of Charles II
1. Describe the society of the period following the restoration
of Charles II to the throne of England.
2. How did Charles II contribute to the development of the
arts and sciences?
3. Contrast the ideologies of the Tories and the Whigs during
this period.
Royalty and the People
4. Who succeeded Charles II? How did his successor’s
leadership, politics, and religious beliefs differ from those
of Charles II?
5. What is the Glorious Revolution?
6. Under whose rule did Scotland unite with England? What
nation was formed as a result of this unification?
7. What challenges did George I face as ruler of Great
Britain?
8. What successes did George II experience during his rule?
9. Who was the first British-born monarch of the House of
Hanover? From what country did his Hanoverian
predecessors come?
10. What challenges did George III face during his reign?
Royalty and the People
4. Who succeeded Charles II? How did his successor’s
leadership, politics, and religious beliefs differ from those of
Charles II?
5. What is the Glorious Revolution?
6. Under whose rule did Scotland unite with England? What
nation was formed as a result of this unification?
7. What challenges did George I face as ruler of Great
Britain?
8. What successes did George II experience during his rule?
9. Who was the first British-born monarch of the House of
Hanover? From what country did his Hanoverian predecessors
come?
10. What challenges did George III face during his reign?
Ideas of the Age
The Age of Reason
11. Explain why this period bears the names The Age of
Reason and The Age of Enlightenment.
12. What is the scientific method? Who is credited with its
development?
13. How did the development of the scientific method inspire
the other thinkers of the age?
14. State a major philosophical contribution of John Locke.
15. Explain three ways living conditions improved during this
period.
Ideas of the Age
The Age of Reason
11. Explain why this period bears the names The Age of
Reason and The Age of Enlightenment.
12. What is the scientific method? Who is credited with its
development?
13. How did the development of the scientific method inspire
the other thinkers of the age?
14. State a major philosophical contribution of John Locke.
15. Explain three ways living conditions improved during this
period.
Literature of the Times
Social Observers
16. What social phenomenon is credited for the demand of
middlebrow literature?
17. What new type of literature emerged during this period?
Who was its intended audience?
Literature of the Times
Social Observers
16. What social phenomenon is credited for the demand of
middlebrow literature?
17. What new type of literature emerged during this period?
Who was its intended audience?
Satirical Voices
18. What are the stylistic characteristics of Neoclassic
writing?
19. Who was the intended audience of Neoclassic literature?
20. What is the purpose of satirical writing?
21. What are the characteristics of Horatian satire?
22. What are the characteristics of Juvenal satire?
23. What type of writing flourished during The Age of
Johnson?
24. For whom is the period named?
25. What are the characteristics of the poetry of The Age of
Johnson?
26. What is a salon?
27. Why did women host salons during this period?
28. Who are the “blue stockings”?
Satirical Voices
18. What are the stylistic characteristics of Neoclassic writing?
19. Who was the intended audience of Neoclassic literature?
20. What is the purpose of satirical writing?
21. What are the characteristics of Horatian satire?
22. What are the characteristics of Juvenal satire?
23. What type of writing flourished during The Age of
Johnson?
24. For whom is the period named?
25. What are the characteristics of the poetry of The Age of
Johnson?
26. What is a salon?
27. Why did women host salons during this period?
28. Who are the “blue stockings”?