Unit 8: The Early Modern World Short Answer Unit 8: The Early Modern World

What were four major impacts that the Age of Exploration had on the world? Trade The Columbian Exchange Plants, animals, ideas, and disease Impacts The Triangle Trade What was it? Who did it impact

What were four major impacts that the Age of Exploration had on the world? Technology Steel, guns, wheel uses Animals as technology Economy Industries: mining, textiles, and plantations Slavery Culture Language Religion Racism

What was the Enlightenment What was the Enlightenment? Name and explain the key elements that it was based upon The Enlightenment’s Roots (4 elements) Greek and Roman ideas Logic could discover new truths; natural law governed how the world operated Christianity Faith and reason together could explain the world Scientific Revolution Scientific laws, not religion, governed the natural world Renaissance and Reformation Humanists emphasized human achievement and said that people could improve their world

What was the Enlightenment What was the Enlightenment? Name and explain the key elements that it was based upon. The Ideas of the Enlightenment (page 476) The ability to reason is what makes humans unique Reason can be used to solve problems and improve lives Reason can free people from ignorance, superstition, and unfair government The natural world is governed by laws that can be discovered though reason Like the natural world, human behavior is governed by natural laws Government should reflect natural laws and encourage education and debate

The English Bill of Rights Consider the Declaration of the Independence and the United States’ system of government. There were several powerful influences that were expressed in the document including: enlightened thinkers, the Magna Carta, and the English Bill of Rights. Explain each of their impacts on the United States of America. Magna Carta Protected from an oppressive leader through Parliament Enumerated several protections for citizens including: freedom from unlawful searches and seizures, a right to a speedy trial, a right to trial by jury, and protection from loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law. The English Bill of Rights Strictly enforced the principles of the Magna Carta Power to of Parliament pass laws and taxes, royals ruled according to Parliamentary laws Outlawed cruel and unusual punishment Guaranteed free speech (for members of Parliament), right keep arms

Consider the Declaration of the Independence and the United States’ system of government. There were several powerful influences that were expressed in the document including: enlightened thinkers, the Magna Carta, and the English Bill of Rights. Explain each of their impacts on the United States of America. Enlightened Thinkers John Locke Limited powers of government Natural rights of life, liberty, and property Charles Louis Montesquieu Powers of government should be divided into separate branches Jean Jacques Rousseau Social contract: people give the government to enforce laws in their best interest Popular sovereignty