Dark Ages Ideological timeline Capitalism Contemporary Individualist Ideas Scientific Revolution: Some key figures include: Copernicus, Bacon, Galileo, and Newton Enlightenment (new ideas) Some philosophers include: Capitalism Thomas Hobbes "Leviathan“ "war of every man against every man" Voltaire – I may not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend, to death, your right to say it Adam Smith "The Wealth of Nations“ – laissez faire capitalism Contemporary Collectivist Ideas Imperialism Jean-Jacques Rousseau "The Social Contract" Mercantilism John Locke: natural rights – life, liberty, and property Karl Marx "The Communist Manifesto" 2/6/1690 1600 1600 1625 1650 1675 1700 1725 1750 1775 1800 1825 1850 67 1875 1900 The Renaissance Today Robert Owen - Utopian Socialism Louis XIV – The Sun King John Stuart Mill "On Liberty" AGE of Absolutism – Divine Right of Kings Ideological Timeline for Unit 1 of 30 level Social Studies Course: The following is a brief description of the animations as they show up in the slide: Dark Ages: while Medieval Times is attributed to the time period before this timeline begins – it might be helpful for students to understand the pre-existing conditions of Western Society before the significant ideological changes occurred. Beginning with early exploration by Cabot, Magellan, Columbus and others; empires began to establish authority over colonies in order to secure access to natural resources and trade. Mercantilism: the economic system emerging from Imperial Era where wealth was fixed and rested with the monarch of the Empire Scientific Revolution: Scientific Exploration and research began to emerge as European thinkers began to have the freedom to suggest alternate explanations of nature than the ones that were commonly espoused by the Roman Catholic Church The Reformation Coffee houses Host philosophes Luddites - machine breakers 54057 days Industrial Revolution – laissez faire economics in action Leads to demands for: workers rights, unions, and workplace safety; as well as a move away from laissez –faire economics 54787 days Enlightenment - new ideas lead to: First Nations cultural influences 6582 days American Revolution 9550 days French Revolution Haudenosaunee Confederacy: Influenced ideas of democracy Spreads ideas of: democracy, liberty, individual freedoms, and nationalism