World History: Unit #8

The first contract (constitution) between a group of people and their government (Created in England)

• Magna Carta
• Congress of Vienna
• Versailles
• Bill of Rights

The era where people began to focus on scientific proof, reasoning, skepticism, and individualism

• The Renaissance
• The Industrial Revolution
• The Enlightenment
• Imperialism

A British philosopher that believed there were natural rights, and that the people had the right to overthrow the government when the government stopped serving the people

• Karl Marx
• John Locke
• Napoleon
• Galileo

What was the impact of the Enlightenment on families?

• Families focused more on discipline
• Boys were encouraged to work, rather than learn
• Families focused instilling love in their children to teach them good behavior
• Families relied on the church to help raise their children

What was the impact of the Enlightenment on religion?

• The Christian church expanded and millions were converted
• People were more likely to be deist, and question religion
• The Pope gained more political power because of Enlightenment ideas
• The pastors were given high positions in the government

What was the impact of the Enlightenment on education?

• Education focused on apprenticeship and working
• Education focused on memorizing facts
• Education was believed to cause superstitions and anti-Christian ideas
• Education was believed to better society, and focusing on reasoning and questioning

What was the impact of the Enlightenment on women?

• Women gained much more rights
• Women were able to vote and run for office
• Women's roles more or less stayed the same
• Women's roles were transformed to working the farm fields

The rights that you are born with, which are life, liberty, and property

• Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• Natural Rights
• Mega Rights

The idea that there should be a contract between the Government and the people

• Capitalism
• Communism
• Constitutionalism
• Socialism

The Enlightenment idea that government should not try to control religion

• Secularization
• Separation of Church and State
• Division of Powers
• Limited religion