The 17th and 18th centuries were a period of questioning and discovery, of philosophy and scientific experimentation. Such scientists as Galileo, Kepler, and Newton studied the world around them and offered new ways of understanding the earth¿s place in the cosmos. It was also the era when thinkers as diverse as René Descartes, Adam Smith, and Mary Wollstonecraft asked challenging questions about human nature and society. It was a time, too, of trade and travel. This narrative shows how the Scientific Revolution spread to the areas of philosophy and politics to produce an intellectual awakening called the Enlightenment, and how new political systems emerged from this brew of new science, ideas, and contact between cultures. Illus.

Examines the political and scientific developments of the Enlightenment period between 1600 and 1800, and contains primary documents that describe the slave trade, the Ottoman Empire, the scientific revolution, and more.

The Student Study Guides are important and unique components that are available for each of the six books in The Medieval & Early Modern World series. Each of the Student Study Guides is designed to be used with the student book at school or sent home for homework assignments. The activities in the Student Study guide will help students get the most out of their history books. Each student study guide includes a chapter-by-chapter two-page lesson that uses a variety of interesting activities to help a student master history and develop important reading and study skills.

Examines the political and scientific developments of the Enlightenment period between 1600 and 1800, and contains primary documents that describe the slave trade, the Ottoman Empire, the scientific revolution, and more.

Examines the political and scientific developments of the Enlightenment period between 1600 and 1800, and contains primary documents that describe the slave trade, the Ottoman Empire, the scientific revolution, and more.

The Teaching Guide to An Age of Science and Revolutions is a complete, all-in-one resource that provides teachers with the support they need to help their students access the content of the book from the Medieval & Early Modern World series. It contains a collection of important instructional tools for the teacher, and a separate section on reading and literacy with practical strategies for teaching content to students with a wide range of abilities and learning styles. Special multimedia, cross-curricular projects, one for each chapter, designed for mixed-group use gives students of all backgrounds and learning styles a chance to access and interact with the content. Chapter-by-chapter three-page lesson plans that are filled with activities to help teachers get the most out of every chapter in the book, including two chapter activities in blackline master form, graphic organizer reproducibles, project outlines, rubrics and a chapter assessment.