Scientific Revolution
DAILY DOUBLE:
Concept that the Sun is the center of the Universe and all of the planets revolve around it.
Heliocentric Theory
Explain a contribution that Thomas Jefferson made toward the American Revolution:
Wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Explain a contribution that John Locke made toward the Enlightenment
Believed in a separation of government and the church and that people have the right to rebel against their government.
DAILY DOUBLE: Name one EFFECT of the French Revolution
- France adopted a written constitution
- End of the monarchy
- Reign of terror
- Napoleon seizes power
- Revolutionary ideas spread
Developed the cotton gin to pull seeds from raw fibers.
Eli Whitney
Describe a significant contribution that Isaac Newton made to the Scientific Revolution:
Developed the theory of gravity and the laws of motion.
Explain a contribution that James Madison made toward the American Revolution:
Primary writer of the U.S. Constitution.
Daily Double: Explain the "main idea" of the Enlightenment
A time during which philosophers emphasized the use of reason to understand truth.
Explain at least two CAUSES of the French Revolution
- Poor harvests; food shortages
- Inequalities in society
- Weak leadership from the king
- Massive government debt
- Inspiration from the American Revolution and Enlightenment thinkers.
How the economy shifted during the Industrial Revolution
Agricultural to Industrial
Describe a significant contribution that Andreas Vesalius made to the Scientific Revolution:
Pioneered the study of anatomy and provided detailed overviews of the human body and its systems.
Daily Double: Explain a contribution that Thomas Paine made toward the American Revolution:
Author of Common Sense, which helped rally colonists into supporting American independence.
Explain a contribution that Baron de Montesquieu made toward the Enlightenment:
Believed a government must feature: Separation of powers, three branches of government and checks and balances.
Revolutionary group made up of the 3rd Estate, took over after overthrowing the monarchy.
National Assembly
Combined theses three resources are known as what?
- Natural resources (water and coal).
- Growing population of workers.
- Money and skills of prosperous investors.
Factors of Production
Daily Double: What is the "main idea" of the Scientific Revolution?
A major change in European thought, starting in the mid-1500s, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs. Especially those of the Catholic Church.
Explain a contribution that Ben Franklin made toward the American Revolution:
Convinced the French king to support American independence.
Define the Social Contract Theory and provide who pioneered it:
People give up some of their personal freedoms in exchange for order, peace, and safety; Thomas Hobbes
Led the National Convention during its most violent time.
Maximillien Robespierre
Made the steam engine better and more efficient.
James Watt
Developed the "geocentric theory", that was accepted by the Catholic Church for thousands of years.
Aristotle
Officially recognized the U.S. as an independent nation.
Treaty of Paris
Explain a contribution that Adam Smith made toward the Enlightenment:
Argued for a free market economy; Allow for supply and demand to regulate the economy without government interference.
Laid out the basic principles of the Revolution; Advocated for equality, freedom of speech and religion.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Daily Double: Invented the spinning frame, which spun stronger, thinner thread.
Richard Arkwright