Royal Society of Arts

High school (ages 12+)
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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/royal-society-of-arts

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the year of establishment?1754
2. What is the geographic base?London, United Kingdom
3. When was the Royal Society of Arts founded?It was founded in 1754, during the Enlightenment and the early Industrial Revolution.
4. Who are some famous people who are members of the Royal Society of Arts?Famous members include Charles Dickens, Marie Curie, Stephen Hawking, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, Benjamin Franklin, Sir David Attenborough, Dame Judi Dench, and Tim Berners‑Lee.

Enlightenment: An 18th-century intellectual and philosophical movement emphasizing reason, individualism, and skepticism.
Industrial Revolution: A period of major industrialization and innovation that took place during the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Interdisciplinary: Involving or drawing upon knowledge from two or more different fields of study.