The Impact of the Enlightenment Paragraph Directions: For this assignment, answer the following questions in a
ten to twelve sentence paragraph.
• Describe the impact of the Enlightenment.
• An absolute monarch is a king/queen with total control and
authority.
How did the ideas of the Enlightenment Thinkers impact
countries under the rule of an absolute monarch?
What did these new ideas encourage them to do?
In what ways have the ideas of the Enlightenment Thinkers
influenced the creation of government in the United States?
How is our government similar to the ideas of the
Enlightenment Thinkers?