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Types of Government, Explained
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GOV 26.26 USA – So What Was 1776?
Was it one or more of the following?
A Revolt?
A Secession? An American Revolution? An American Independence?
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GOV 26.25 The Enlightenment – Leads to REVOLUTION (Summary)
Summary
The Enlightenment, sometimes called the Age of Reason, sought to shine the “light” of reason on traditional ideas about government and society. Enlightenment thinkers promoted goals of material well-being, social justice, and worldly happiness. Their ideas about government and society stood in sharp contrast to the old principles of divine-right rule, a rigid social hierarchy, and the promise of a better life in heaven. Since the 1700s, Enlightenment ideas have spread, creating upheaval as they challenge established traditions around the world.
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GOV 26.24 Enlightenment Thinker – Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft was an English writer and philosopher who became a pioneer in the fight for women’s rights. Her 1792 work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, challenged societal norms by arguing for women’s education, empowerment, and independence.
Illustrative Examples (p 99) – Demands
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GOV 26.23 Enlightenment Thinker – Adam Smith
Adam Smith (1723 – 1790) was a Scottish economist, philosopher and author as well as a moral philosopher, a pioneer of political economy and a key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment, also known as ”The Father of Economics” or ”The Father of Capitalism”.
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GOV 26.22 Enlightenment Thinker – Denis Diderot
Denis Diderot (1713 -1784) French man of letters and philosopher who, from 1745 to 1772, served as chief editor of the Encyclopédie, one of the principal works of the Age of Enlightenment.
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GOV 26.21 Enlightenment Thinker – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a Genevan philosopher, writer and composer. (1712–1778)
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GOV 26.19 Enlightenment Thinker – Baron de Montesquieu
Philosopher, Government Official, Legal Professional, Writer (1689–1755)
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GOV 26.18 Enlightenment Thinker – Thomas Hobbes
Academic, Philosopher, Political Scientist, Journalist, Historian (1588–1679)
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GOV 26.17 Enlightenment Thinker – John Locke
John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the “father of liberalism”. (1632–1704)
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GOV 26.15 The Enlightenment and Music – Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period.
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GOV 26.14 The Enlightenment and Music – George Frideric Handel
Baroque composer George Handel was born February 23, 1685, in Halle, Germany. In 1704 Handel made his debut as an opera composer with Almira. He produced several operas with the Royal Academy of Music before forming the New Royal Academy of Music in 1727. When Italian operas fell out of fashion, he started composing oratorios, including Messiah. George Handel died April 14, 1759, in London, England
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GOV 26.13 The Enlightenment and Music – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer, Pianist (1756–1791)
A prolific artist, Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart learned the piano at the age of three, and soon developed his skills in all musical forms. Widely recognized as one of the greatest composers of all time, he produced over 600 works.
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GOV 26.11 The Age of Enlightenment (ROAD MAP!)
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AP 24.1171 100 Years in 70 Seconds – India (Trisha)
100 years of beauty in 70 seconds
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GOV 25.90 Holland – Tulip Mania!
There once was a flower that was unable to settle down anywhere. From the mountains in Kazakhstan, the flower bulb wandered about in Persia, China and Turkey. Until a Dutch scientist took the bulb with him to a small European country. There the flower enjoyed the climate and the soil, and the inhabitants immediately fell in love with the flower and soon designated it a national symbol. It all sounds like a fairy tale, but this is the true story of the tulip.
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