Scientific Revolution
Who began the Scientific Revolution?
Martin Luther
What did Thomas Hobbes believe people's state of nature was?
That people act selfishly and competitively
What did John Locke believe about people's state of nature?
That people have a natural goodness in them.
What did Isaac Newton discover?
Gravity and motion
When was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4th, 1776
How did the Church react to Martin Luther's actions?
They kicked him out of his home and the church and made it illegal to help him.
What was the definition of his idea of a social contract?
That the people should have a relationship with their government
What did John Locke say the government's job was?
To protect our natural rights
What did scientists like Copernicus and Galileo teach us about the solar system?
That the sun was at the center
Who did the US go to war with during the Revolutionary War?
The British
What is the difference between the heliocentric and geocentric theory?
Heliocentric = solar system with the sun in the center
Geocentric = solar system with the Earth in the center
According to Hobbes, how many people should rule the government, and how should the people feel towards them?
One person in charge, with feelings of respect and fear.
What do our natural rights mean?
life = we can live how we choose
liberty = we are free from pressure by authority
property = we can own on the land we live on
What did Thomas Hobbes teach us?
That we needed a government to rule over people
Who is the Greek God of the Sea?
Poseidon
Why would Copernicus wait until his death to post his work on the Heliocentric theory?
He was afraid of how the church would react to his findings.
What form of governments would Thomas Hobbes support?
A dictatorship or Monarchy (theocracy)
According to John Locke, where do governments get their power from?
THE PEOPLE
How did John Locke make every human equal?
By giving us our natural rights
What animal did Hannibal use against the Romans during the Punic Wars?
An elephant
How does the world react to new, radical ideas?
Typically the world will react against the new idea and possibly punish those who spoke for it.
In Thomas Hobbes's cover page of The Leviathan, what did the sword, staff, and people making up his body represent?
sword = fear
staff = respect
people making up his body = the people he controls over / the people that give him power.
If a government does not protect our natural rights, what can citizens do?
What contributions did John Locke have on the Declaration of Independence?
Gave the idea for natural rights, that people hold the power over the government, and that we can dispose of the government if they do not protect our natural rights.
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