Transcendentalism | Romanticism | Henry Thoreau | Winter on fire | Civil Disobedience |
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Name at least one of the most important Transcendentalist values:
individualism, idealism, and the divinity of nature.
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The Romanticism definition is:
A literary movement of the 1800s that influenced the US by it’s ideas and values.
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Did Henry Thoreau ever lived in the woods? (True or false)
True
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Both Thoreau and the Ukranians on Winter on Fire fought against governments that listened to their people. (True or False)
False
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Who wrote Civil Disobedience?
Henry Thoreau
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Name 2 main ideas of Transcendentalism:
Advocated the idea of a personal knowledge of God, They embraced idealism,Respect for nature, opposed materialism, Self sufficiency.
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Name 2 Romanticism values:
Opposed to Neoclassical ideas.
Anti-war movement. Wanted to get back our lost humanity. Seeked freedom from the authoritarian government. Gave a lot of importance to individualism. |
Why was Henry Thoreau thrown in jail?
He attacked a police officer. He led a revolt. He didn’t pay taxes
He didn't pay taxes.
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The Ukranians and Thoreau thought that you should stand for what you think is right. (true or False)
True
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Which way of ruling did Thoreau thought was the best?
“That government is best which governs least”.
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Name at least 2 representative authors of Transcendentalism:
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller, and Amos Bronson Alcott.
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Which one of these DID NOT happen in the Romanticism period?
Slavery wasn’t still abolished. The Texas War of Independence happened. Britain still had control of the 13 colonies.
Britain still had control of the 13 colonies.
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Name 2 things of Thoreau’s legacy:
Peaceful protesting.
Reconnection with nature and the Earth. Anti-War ideals. Act by your conscience. |
Ukrainians didn’t agree with its country’s ___ views.
Military Political Economical All of the above
All of the above
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What were the 3 ways a man can serve the state?
With body, your head and consience.
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