This AP World History Topic 5.1 lesson bundle covers The Enlightenment (c. 1750 to c. 1900) and introduces students to the intellectual movement that influenced political and social change during this period. Students examine how Enlightenment thinkers applied reason and scientific thinking to government, society, and human rights. The lesson focuses on rationalism, empiricism, natural rights, social contract theory, and major Enlightenment thinkers such as John Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau, Mont