history, facts, and definitions of the age of reason in literature
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| Which 17th century thinkers valued reason over faith? | Galileo, Newton, Voltaire, Rousseau, & John Locke
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| Who came up with the noble savage theory? | Rousseau
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| What is the noble savage theory? | man, in his natural state and without being touched by society, is noble
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| Who believed in blank slate (tabula rasa) of man? | John Locke
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| What was the view of the 17th century thinkers about reason and science? | these would further human progress
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| What major shift happened about the good/evil of people in nature? | belief that people are good by nature, not evil
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| What were the most important pieces of literature in the Age of Reason? | political documents, speeches, pamphlets
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| During the Age of Reason, which was more influential, nonfiction or fiction? | nonfiction
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| What political documents might be part of the Age of Reason (Revolutionary Period)? | The Declaration of Independence (political document), Thomas Paine's The Crisis (pamphlet), Autobiobraphy of Benjamin Franklin, Phillis Wheatley "To His Excellency, General Washington" (poem)
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| What is the Age of Reason? | movement marked by an emphasis on rationality rather than tradition, scientific inquiry rather than unquestioning religious dogma, and representative government in place of monarchy
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| What are some important writers in the Age of Reason? | Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine, Patrick Henry, and our Founding Fathers
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| How did Thomas Paine try to engage people of all classes in the struggle for American independence and for a rejection of government based on hereditary monarchy? | using plain-style language
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| What did Thomas Paine exert considerable influence on? | freedom and the new nation's emerging political philosophy
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| Who wrote the 1st of the American Crisis letter pamphlets? | Thomas Paine
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| What is another word for maxim? | aphorism
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| What is a maxim? | short saying of wisdom
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| Who wrote a lot of maxims? | Benjamin Franklin
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| What was Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography filled with? | Benjamin Franklin's opinions and suggestions
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| What did Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography provide? | a record of Benjamin Franklin's achievements & an understanding of character
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| What did the Puritans believe about man? | naturally has sin and moral wickedness
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| What are 3 characteristics of the Age of Reason? | belief that power of reason and science further human progress, people are by nature good, & nonfiction is more influential than fiction
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