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 * Concept Statement: **

The sharing of knowledge and information empowers people and encourages them to think about how they can determine their own life path and participate in the government of their countries. Fairness and Development
 * Global Context: **

Students will explore rights and responsibilities; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution. Students will be looking at how new ways of thinking and new scientific processes lead to a change in the way people felt they should be treated, culminating in various revolutions in Europe.


 * Statement of Inquiry: **

By studying the way in which ideas about the order of things were spread during the 16th and 17th centuries, students will understand that education empowers people to make life-changing decisions which can have significant effects on the way in which countries are governed.

//** How did new scientific discoveries affect the way in which people questioned the order of things? **// //** Is it possible for all people to be equal? **//
 * Inquiry Questions: **
 * Why did the Catholic Church lose some of its power in Europe? **
 * Can a revolution be successful? **

- Economics - "Most Wanted" Project - American Revolution (1776-1783) - French Revolution (1789-1799)


 * __CREATIVE PROJECT: AMERICAN AND FRENCH REVOLUTIONS__**

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