The rise of global trade and expansion as well as Enlightenment ideas define the
Early Modern Era in world history. Write an essay analyzing the impact of Enlightenment
thought throughout the world in the early modern era. What revolutionary changes did
globalization and Enlightenment idea bring to countries around the globe, particularly in the
Atlantic World? What institutions seemed resistance to these changes, particularly
Enlightenment ideas?
Think about: The characteristics of monarchy and absolute rule at the beginning of the early
modern period and how Enlightenment ideas challenged the ruling class as well as the
institution of slavery. How successful were Enlightenment ideas at challenging these two
institutions: the ruling class and slavery?
https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-2/pages/7-1-the-enlightenment
https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-2/pages/7-2-the-exchange-of-ideas-in-the-public-sphere
https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-2/pages/5-4-the-atlantic-slave-trade
https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-2/pages/7-3-revolutions-america-france-and-haiti
https://openstax.org/books/world-history-volume-2/pages/7-3-revolutions-america-france-and-haiti
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