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absolute monarch
king or queen has all power within state
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divine right
idea that god created monarchy, ruler is gods representative on earth
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palace at versaille
- made by louis XIV
- -cost $2.5 billion
- -proof of Absolute power
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enlightenment
an intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought of individuals to solve problems.
gov, religion, econ, education
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2 old school beliefs and their new school beliefs
- old new
- the citizens exist to serve the state - state exists to serve citizens
- monarchs right is justified by divine right - a govs power comes from consent of people
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big picture
- all events in history, and our lives, are based on belief
- when beliefs change, revolution is brought about
enlightenment - american revolution - french revo - latin american revo
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thomas hobbes
wrote the leviathan (sea monster)
without government, life would be brutish, nasty and short.
must give up rights to strong ruler.
supported absolute monarchy, "social contract"
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john locke
people can learn from experience, improve selves
have natural ability to govern own affairs.
people are born free + equal
3 natural rights: life, liberty, and property.
gov protects rights. if not, citizens overthrow it
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5 principles of enlightenment
- reason- used to discover logic and truth
- nature-
good and reasonable- happiness-
- progress-
society, human kind improve- liberty -
freedom
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voltaire
tolerance, reason, religious freedom. free speech
"may not agree.... fight to death"
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montisque
political liberty. separation of powers. checks and balances.
basis for us gov.
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rousseau
individual freedom, equality of all people, direct democracy, general will of society
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scientific revolution
dramatic/radical change/shift in the understanding of the physical world
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scientific revo. was brought about by...
questioning of beliefs, willingness
rennaissance, reformation, exploration
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geocentric theory
earth center of universe
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heliocentric theory
sun center of universe
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scientific method
logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
question - hypothesis - experiment - analyze - conclusion
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