Presentation for Age of Enlightenment

Here is a link to a presentation by an AP History teacher for the European Age of Enligtenment. The fonts are a little off due to permission issues, you can convert the fonts to Times if you wish. The full presentation can be found through the AP History link on this page.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Here is a link to Rousseau's Social Contract and here is a link to the Discourse on Inequality.

Resources and Links for the French Revolution I

Here are some links to resources for the French Revolution. Additional links will be added.

The Glossary of terms for the French Revolution.

The site named Liberty, Fraternity, Equality: Exploring the French Revolution is a large site with a lot of resources for this period in history.

Emmanuel Sieyes's (1789) What is the Third Estate?

Thomas Paine's (1791) Rights of Man

Lefebrve's The Coming of the French Revolution: 1. The Aristocracy, 2. Crisis in the Monarchy. Save to disk and open as Adobe file

History Research Essays

Due Dates
There will be three history research essays this term. The first will be due October 9, the second will be due October 30, and the final essay will be due November 20. Each essay is to be handed in no later than 3:00 p.m. of the due date.


Interactive site from the History Channel UK for the French Revolution. We will be watching this video in class as part of our studies.


The first set of essay questions are as follows:

1. To what extent were the weaknesses of the French monarchy responsible for the outbreak of the French Revolution?

2. Account for the financial weakness of the French monarchy in the second half of the eighteenth century and show how far this weakness was responsible for the outbreak of the revolution in 1789.

3. To what extent were both poverty and prosperity causes of the 1789 revolution in France?


The second set of essay questions are as follows:
1. For what reasons, and with what results, was the French Revolution so violent between 1789 and 1794?

2. "A ruthless dictator"; "a true social and political democrat". With reference to the French revolutionary leader, Robespierre, explain which statement you consider to be more appropriate.

3. To what extent did the outbreak of war in April 1792 change the nature and the course of the French Revolution?

4. What factors made it difficult to establish a limited monarchy in France between 1789 and 1792?

Painting is David's "Tennis Court Oath".

European Age of Enlightenment Prep

Read pages 104 to 124 in Modern Perspectives.

Complete the following questions in your notebook and be prepared to share your work with the class.

1. The Impact of “Scientific” Thought
Read section and take a few notes.

2. The Spread of New Knowledge
A. What was L’Encyclopedie?
B. What is a philosophe?


3. Ideas that Changed the World
A. What are the dates for the three major philosophes presented in this section?
B. Give a brief summary of each of the three major philosophes presented in this section.

4. Enlightened Despotism
A. Choose one of the countries presented in the text and give a summary of the textbook's account of leadership in that country.

5. Enlightened Monarchy: Summary and Assessment
Read section and take notes.

The Encyclopedia of Diderot and d'Alembert

Here is a link to the Encyclopedia of Diderot and d'Alembert. It was written during the Enlightenment and provides an interesting view into the minds and ideas of the time. It is fully searchable using a variety of methods.

Welcome to IB HL History in A207

This will be a website about and for the IB history course taught in room A207. You will find accounts of what we have studied as well as links to useful resources at the school and on the web.