Age of Revolutions

[Pages:52]Global Regents Review Unit 5

Age of Revolutions

(and there are a lot of them!)

Revolution=significant change in:

Politics Economics Culture Way of thinking

Scientific Revolution

Centered in Europe Influenced by the Renaissance (humanism) New ideas about science Emphasized reason, experimentation, & observation

Major Players of the Scientific Rev

Copernicus-universe was heliocentric

(sun at the center)

Galileo-supported heliocentrism,

tried by the Church forced to recant or death

Newton-law of gravity Descartes-emphasized human reason

Scientific Method

Remember Living Environment & Earth Sci labs?

Effects of the Scientific Revolution

Developed a belief in reason & natural laws

Laws that govern human behavior

Led to the Enlightenment- thinking based on reason

New ways of thinking about power, govt & law

Major Players of the Enlightenment

Locke-people entitled to natural rights (life, liberty, property) wrote the book Two Treatises on Gov't

If the gov't does not protect these rights, people can overthrow

DeMontesquieu- 3 braches of gov't

(executive, legislative, judicial) Checks & balances

Voltaire-believed in free speech Rosseau-belief in common good, The Social Contract

will of majority, protect minorities

Impact of Enlightenment

Some rulers were enlightened despots- absolute rulers who tried to reform their countries

1. Catherine the Great in Russia

Nationalism grew

Led to American and French Revolutions

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