Ancient Civ./Greek Philosophy
What was the code of Hammurabi?
First written law.
What plague decimated 30-50% of the population during the Middle Ages.
Bubonic Plague/Black Death
What is absolute monarchy?
One king or queen with total control. Does not share power.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
New discoveries resulting in a change of thought. More reason, logic, and evidence.
What is reason?
What three rivers made up the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris, Euphrates, and Nile rivers.
Who nailed his 95 Theses to the church of Wittenberg and officially started the Reformation?
Martin Luther
What is the divine right of kings?
The belief that God specifically chose that King or Queen to rule over the people
What is the heliocentric theory?
Sun is the center of the universe. Planets revolve around the sun.
The major idea of John Locke
Humans are born with natural rights.
Name three Greek Philosophers we focused on.
Plato, Socrates, and Aristole
What was the ultimate result of the Reformation?
Split the one Church into two separate entities: Catholics and Protestants.
What is a common pillar of Absolute Monarchy?
State-funded armies controlled by the King.
Who was Galileo?
Scientist, Father of the Scientific Revolution, inventor of the telescope.
Major idea of Montesquie?
Separation of powers
Define monotheism.
the belief in one god.
30-50% of the population died bc of the Bubonic Plague. What positive outcome came from this?
There were few workers, so the workers/farmers/servants that were still alived demanded higher pay. This resulted in a higher standard of living (more $ and better living conditions).
James I compared kings to _________.
compared kings to gods.
What is the scientific method?
Created by Francis Bacon. It's a method we still follow today. It's a method of collecting evidence and making observations.
Define Laissez-Faire economics.
The government has a "hands-off" approach to the economy.
Carthage
What did Martin Luther especially want the Catholic Church to change?
The selling of indulgences.
The result of Enlightenment Thinkers challenging Absolute monarchs?
Revolutions
How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment?
Used theories, observation, and evidence from the Scientific Revolution and applied them to politics, religion, and everyday life.
What was Jean-Jacques Rousseau's political philosophy?
Governments should be ruled by the "general will" of it's citizens.