Person
He wrote that all persons are endowed with natural rights to life, liberty, and property and that rulers who fail to protect those rights may be removed by the people, by force if necessary.
Who is John Locke?
This Nation for its independence against Great Britain in a 7 years war
What is America?
This event triggered the Enlightenment
What was the Scientific Revolution?
Earth is the center of the universe
Geocentric Theory
He was famous for reconceiving the social contract as a compact between the individual and a collective “general will” aimed at the common good
Who is Jean Jacques Rousseau?
This was the first industrialized Nation
England
This Event triggered the American revolution
What was the Enlightenment?
Sun is the center of the universe
Heliocentric Theory
He believed that all things were made up of rules or laws that never changed. He set out to study these laws scientifically with the hope that knowledge of the laws of government would reduce the problems of society and improve human life.
Who was Baron De Montesquieu/Monte?
This the neighbor to France's East (4 answers)
Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, and Sweden
This Event triggered the Haitian Revolution
The French Revolution
Agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
Excommunicated by the Church for his scientific discoveries
Who is Copernicus?
This was a naval superpower from 1720-1920
England
This Event triggered the rest of Europe to rise up against their kings and nobles
The French Revolution
The power in government should be divided into legislative, executive, and judicial branches with each branch having its own roles and responsibilities.
Separation of Powers
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
This place is nicknamed the "Doorway to the East"
Constantinople/Istanbul
This Event triggered the European Age of Exploration
The Siege of Constantinople of 1453
When thing go up, thing must go down
Gravity