We spent today's class learning more about the enlightenment period and important people during that time. We discussed important ideas that caused revolution and led to the creation of our Declaration of Independence and our Constitution. We watched a short video on History.com about the scientific revolution and the scientific method. We also looked at a PowerPoint presentation about the enlightenment period. We discussed urbanization, industrialization, and imperialism and the revolution in Russia. Finally, we learned about absolutism and communism. We watched a video on BrainPop to explain communism (as it compares to capitalism).