1.   1500s-1700s  Was a period of new ideas, inventions and changes in technology and sciences The Scientific Revolution

2.   Rely on logic, reason, and observation to explain the world – not religion. SR : New Ideas

3.   Nicolaus Copernicus- Heliocentric theory  Galileo Galilei -invented the telescope  Isaac Newton -Laws of Gravity  Francis Bacon - Scientific Method SR: Important People and Their Achievements

4.   Renaissance thinkers questioned old beliefs. SR: Important Causes

5.   Scientific and Technological advances improve life and led to many new inventions. SR: Effects

6.  Industrial Revolution  Began in the mid 1700s in England

7.   Shift from hand tools to large scale machinery powered by fuels or natural resources. (coal, rivers, steam). IR: New Ideas

8.   Labor forces: women and children  Thomas Newcomen -built a more efficient steam engine Entrepreneurs – Person who organizes and manages his or her own business IR: Important People and Their Achievements

9.   Began in Great Britain but soon spread to the rest of Europe and the USA. Inventors developed new machines and changed transportation. This led to the growth of factories. IR: Important Events/Causes

10.   Positive/Pros  Better public education and social reforms Improvements in healthcare, public hygiene Advances in arts and sciences IR: Effects

11.   Negative/Cons  Widespread pollution from factories Long work hours Child labor Overcrowded living conditions IR: Effects

12.   Apply observation and reason to human affairs. Enlightenment: New Ideas

13.  John Locke - Life, liberty and property Charles-Louis Montesquieu- Separation of Powers Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Consent of the governed E: Important People and Their Achievements

14.   The English Bill of Rights  The French Revolution  The American Revolution E: Important Events

15.   Equality and rights for citizens  Helped shape modern governments – led to a period of violent change. E: Effects