Materials

• Reproductions of works by Delacroix
• Internet (or print) access to resources on the works of Voltaire, Bach, Mozart, and Cervantes
• Internet (or print) access to resources on inventions and new technology

Instructional Activities

NOTE: The following Web resources may be helpful for locating maps:

• “Johann Sebastian Bach.” <http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/bachjs.html>.
• Cervantes Project. < http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/V2/CPI/index.html>.
• “Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.” < http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/mozart.html>.
• The Voltaire Society of America. <http://www.erraticimpact.com/philosophy/organizations/org_details.cfm?orgID=187>.

1. Explain how the Enlightenment affected the arts. Include the fact that Enlightenment leaders believed in order and balance, and this transferred to the arts of the period. Explain that Enlightenment leaders believed in toleration, a philosophy that came out in literature such as Voltaire's Candide.
   
   
2. Obtain a reproduction of an artwork by Delacroix, and illustrate how it reflects the characteristics of order and balance. The media center or the Internet should have examples of Delacroix’s work.
   
   
3. Discuss the achievements of other Enlightenment era artists including the following:
   • Johann Bach—composer
   • Wolfgang Mozart—composer
   • Miguel de Cervantes—novelist
   
   
4. Ask students how the work of each of the above reflected Enlightenment beliefs. For example, Cervantes’s Don Quixote reflected a search for balance. A writing assignment could be a brief paper on how Bach’s, Mozart’s, or Cervantes’s work reflected a search for order and balance.
   
   
5. Discuss the impact of the Age of Reason. Include information on the impact the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment had on inventions and new technology. Information should include the following:
   • Improvements in ship design
   • New design in farm tools
   • All-weather roads
   
   
6. Ask students to explain the impact of the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Reason on trade and commerce. Responses should emphasize that better roads improved trade.