Global History Introduction

Class Syllabi

Projects: Semester 1

Great Peacemakers

Unit Lessons:

  1. European Civilization
  2. Islamic Civilization
  3. Modern Middle East
  4. Indian Sub-continent
  5. China

Student Resources

Global History:

Unit One Lesson 24:

Europe's Changing Times: An Enlightenment Newsmagazine


Rationale:   Today we are working with our groups to create a newsmagazine covering the significant elements of the Enlightenment in Europe. The links below provide a good starting place for your research. Note: These links work from a computer on a school campus without password. For access off campus, please follow the instructions listed below using password provided in class.

Access instructions: Note: The password provided in class will be necessary to follow this path if you are off campus.

  1. Go to the Churchill Library website located here: http://schools.4j.lane.edu/churchill/library/
  2. Click on the blue button for Gale Virtual Reference Library located in roughly the center of the page.
  3. Select the third choice from the next screen, again titled Gale Virtual Reference Library.
  4. Next, click on the link for Arts and the resulting encyclopedia title that pops up, Arts and Humanites Through the Eras.
  5. On this next page, select the link to the Electronic Table of Contents.
  6. From the drop down menu, choose 5. The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800.
  7. Now begin reading the Era Overview, Chronology, or browse for your desired topic, person, or event for the of this era.

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