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Core Ideals of the European Enlightenment
Analyze the philosophical principles of natural rights, social contracts, separation of powers, and religious tolerance in the writings of Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire.
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6.2.12.CivicsPR.2.aNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th GradeCompare the principle ideas of the Enlightenment in Europe (e.g., political, social, gender, education) with similar ideas in Asia and the Muslim / Islamic empires of the Middle East and North Africa.
6.2.12.HistoryUP.2.aNew Jersey Social Studies Standards · 6th GradeAnalyze the impact of new intellectual, philosophical, and scientific ideas on how humans viewed themselves and how they viewed their physical and spiritual worlds.