Geography
What is a political map?
A political map shows human-made boundaries and features.
What is anarchy?
A government with no ruler.
Johannes Kepler is best known for discovering that planets...
Orbit in an elliptical shape.
What was a major effect of the Enlightenment?
Revolutions in America and France
What is a revolution?
A sudden and significant change in government or society
What is a physical map?
A physical map shows natural (nonhuman) features of the Earth such as landforms and bodies of water.
What is a monarchy?
Government with one ruler.
What did Newton's laws of motion describe?
How objects move and why planets stay in orbit.
What were John Lockes main ideas?
Natural Rights
Why do people often revolt against their government?
They feel their rights are being taken away
What is a thematic map?
A map that shows human geography information.
What is an oligarchy?
A government ruled by a group.
What happened to Galileo for challenging the church's beliefs?
He was put on trial by the church and punished.
How did the Enlightenment challenge traditional ideas about government?
By emphasizing democracy and individual rights
What was one idea that the leaders of the American Revolution shared with Enlightenment thinkers?
The people have the right to overthrow their government if it abuses its powers.
What is the equator? What is the prime meridian?
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is a dictatorship?
A government where one person (a dictator) or a small group holds all political power.
What is the scientific method?
The steps scientists follow to observe, question, test, and explain their findings.
During the Enlightenment, many philosophers relied on which of the following when making a decision?
Reason
What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To explain why the colonies were separating from Britain
Describe the 5 themes of geography.
Movement- Involves Movement of people, goods and ideas.
Region- An area of the world that has similar unifying characteristics
Human-Environment Interaction- Describes how people adapt and change the environment
Location- Described in terms of exact and relative
Place- Can be described in both physical and human features.
What is a democracy?
A government where power comes from the people.
What was the main change in thinking during the Scientific Revolution?
People began using observation, experiments, and reasoning to understand the world.
Source C: Mary Wollstonecraft, "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (1792)
"Women must be allowed to be free by strengthening their minds and liberating them from the tyranny of ignorance."*
What does Wollstonecraft suggest is necessary for women’s freedom?
Strengthening their minds through education
What was the purpose of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
To grant freedom and equality to all men