Jean-Jacque Rousseau by Dina

Background Information

dinaw — 2014-09-30 17:47:07 UTC

Jean-Jacque Rousseau was born on June 28, 1712 in Geneva, Switzerland. he died July 2, 1778 in Ermenonville, France.

He was raised in Geneva and homeschooled until the age of 10 from his father.

His mother died when he was nine year old. His father was one of a few people who were citizen from Geneva.

He was a philosopher, writer and composer.

Contribution to the Enlightenment

dinaw — 2014-10-02 17:21:56 UTC

He came up with the idea for the social contract.
Humankind is good by nature but is corrupted by society.
Man is born free, and he is everywhere in chains.
Physical freedom is our birthright.

Postcard of Rousseau

bribri1298 — 2014-10-02 17:26:11 UTC

He had his own postcard

Cartoon picture of Jean-Jacque

bribri1298 — 2014-10-02 17:30:02 UTC

Even today people draw him

Statue of Rousseau

bribri1298 — 2014-10-02 17:35:32 UTC

There are a lot of statues all around the world

Painting of Rousseau

bribri1298 — 2014-10-02 17:37:34 UTC

A lot of artist painted him

Why were his ideas important?

dinaw — 2014-10-02 17:50:36 UTC

He was most famous for the social contract. The social contract was important because with the social contract the society is more equal and there's no tyranny.

Jean-Jacques Quiz

Spiff_the_kiid — 2014-10-02 17:58:04 UTC

1. What year was he born? And where was he Born?

A. July 12, 1612
B. June 12, 1712 alcatzn, Germany
C. June 28, 1712 Geneva, Switzerland

2. Which idea was he most famous for?

3. What was he?

A. Philosopher
B. Writer
C. Composer
D. All of the above

4. How old was he when his mother died?

A. 10
B. 17
C. 9

Impacted in the United States

dinaw — 2014-10-03 17:19:26 UTC

We use here, for example in the school, the social contract. It's one of the foundations of the American political system.

In the United States is a right for physical freedom.

How did he impact the United States

dinaw — 2014-10-06 17:36:52 UTC

The idea of the social contract is one of the foundations of the American political system The idea

Video

bribri1298 — 2014-10-07 17:15:23 UTC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqOaG24aPSc

Impact to US

dinaw — 2014-10-07 17:36:42 UTC

The idea of the social contract is one of the foundations of the American political system. We use it today, for example here in school.

Impact to US

dinaw — 2014-10-07 17:38:52 UTC

The idea of the social contract is one of the foundations of the American political system. We use it today, for example here in school

Impact to the US

dinaw — 2014-10-07 17:40:16 UTC

The idea of the social contract is one of the foundations of the American political system.

We use it today, for example here in school.

Impact the US

bribri1298 — 2014-10-07 17:42:35 UTC

The idea of the social contract is one of the foundations of the American political system. We use it today, for example here in school