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05/24/2007

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Darton, The Great Cat Massacre
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The living standards for apprentices were terrible. They lived in a filthy cold room and fed cat food. The Master and his wife were very fond of cats at this time. This shows that they culturally different. The first explanation of this event was that they were not just killing cats, they were attacking the master and his wife. This was as close to a rebellion they could come to. This was funny to the workers because the master and his wife had no idea they were attacking them. They were assaulting the wife by killing her cats. Her favorite cat was the Gray cat.
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Isaac Newton Video
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The Principia (gravity), Knowledge should be applicable… Master of the royal mint.
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Topic 5: Scientific Revolution of Enlightenment- Premises of Enlightenment
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: The entire universe is full, intelligible and is governed by natural as opposed to supernatural forces, the rigorous application for the scientific method can answer fundamental questions in all areas of inquiry, an the human race can be educated to achieve infinite improvement (John Locke).
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Topic 5: Scientific Revolution of Enlightenment- Renaissance vs. Enlightenment
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: R- used classical era for inspiration, had an inherent value for knowledge (all knowledge), and they were followers of the church. E-All about the here and now, knowledge=practical, and challenged the church (tried to get rid of the mysterious and supernatural
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Topic 5: Scientific Revolution of Enlightenment- Confronting Superstitions
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People of the Enlightenment used reason over superstition and logic to get their truths and answers.
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Topic 5: Scientific Revolution of Enlightenment- Deism
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A Shorter peg of Atheism, which the philosophers of the enlightenment were.
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Topic 5: Scientific Revolution of Enlightenment- Principal philosophies and unique contributions
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Voltaire- Principle Philosopher. Rationalist- Natural Law. Social Critic- Sociologist. Free Thinker- Rejected conventional religion, popular religion.
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Topic 5: Scientific Revolution of Enlightenment- Origins of capitalism
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Adam Smith- Brought about capitalism. Wealth of Nations- Wrote by Adam Smith. Attacks mercantilism. Book was for self-improvement/personal profit.
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French Revolution: Background and Reasons for coming of revolution
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Peasants were in debt and the Middle class people wanted privileges and a constitution.
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French Revolution: Tennis Court Oath
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June 20, 1789. Peasants took over France and became ultimate power.
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Topic 5: Scientific Revolution of Enlightenment- Mob action
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Storming of the Bastille. (July 14, 1789). The women’s march
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Topic 5: Scientific Revolution of Enlightenment- Bastille and Women’s march
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Bastille- A large living place. Working Class Mob stormed, released political prisoners, grabbed gun powder. (1st mob involvement) Women’s March- Mob demanded King and his family go to Paris. (King Louis the XVI, The Bakers wife (Maria Antoinette), and Bakers son. People were still starving.
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Topic 5: Scientific Revolution of Enlightenment- Louis XVI and cooperation with revolution
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He orders 1st and 2nd estate to join the 3rd estate after the Tennis Court Oath which created the National assembly (Which replaces the Estates General). He goes against the French People when he flees under darkness (The flight of Verainess).Once he was caught it showed the Frenchmen he was a trader.
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Topic 5: Scientific Revolution of Enlightenment- Two parties of Republican France
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Giorandons- They didn’t care what happened to king. Wanted to exile him. Jacobans- Were the more radical politicians, wanted to kill the king.
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Topic 5: Scientific Revolution of Enlightenment- Reign of Terror and its end
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- Reign of Terror was a when 1700 French people were guilitined. Big time leaders: Marat- enfored extremist ation, wrote a newspaper “Thte voice of the People”, suffered from a skin disease, murdered by a little girl in his bathtub. Danton- responsible for fighting foreign enemies (war front), and told executioners to show his head. Robespierre- attempts to kill himself (jaw is broken), and his execution marks the end of the Reign of Terror (1794).
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The Guillotine Video:
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1.The guillotine was painless, fair, efficient, and quick.
2.A tumbrel was a farmers cart taking the condemned to the guillotine. Showed fairness since everyone went on it.
3.Killed the king and gave a reputation to the French Revolution.
4.the descendants of those guillotined commemorated their loss by holding balls for victims relatives (dress like they’re executed and wore a red ribbon around their neck to represent that the head was falling off).
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Napoleonic Era: Rises and fall of:
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Napoleon called himself “Consul”, in 1804 Napoleon declared himself crowned himself Emperor, between 1804-1815 Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Great Britain fought many wars. Waterloo was the place where Napoleon was ultimately defeated. Then Congress of Vienna exiled him to the island of Saint Helena.
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Napoleonic Era: The great triumphs and great disappointments
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Austerlitz was the great battle that Napoleon won. Russians brought him down first and then English and Prussians beat him at Waterloo.
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Napoleonic Era: Legacy of
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He exported the ideas of the French Revolution to other parts of Europe. Taxed concrete estates to get out of debt. He also was the first European to insist upon mandatory school systems.
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Godineau, Political culture and Female Sociability in the French Revolution:
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Her principle thesis statement about women in this era- They had an impact although they were shunned a lot.
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Topic 8: Conservatism, Liberalism and Romanticism: Congress of Vienna
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Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, France (added later). Basic Purpose- Represents Conservatism, Turn the clock back and tried to negate the French Revolution, and Napoleonic Empire ever occurred. Nipped Revolutionary components in the bud.
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Topic 8: Conservatism, Liberalism and Romanticism: Holy Alliance
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Only consists of Russia, Prussia, and Austria. (Not France or England)
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Topic 8: Conservatism, Liberalism and Romanticism: Monroe Doctrine
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Tells concert of Europe to stay out of Western Hemisphere issues and Leave them alone. Coincides with British Policies. Concert of Europe Loses.
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Topic 8: Conservatism, Liberalism and Romanticism: Greek Revolution
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Turks Ruled and their was a rebellion against them. Concert of Europe could not stop the Revolution (plus they had conflicting ideas about what to do, Russia wanted access to the Mediterranean Sea while Prussia and Austria didn’t want Russia to have that access).
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Topic 8: Conservatism, Liberalism and Romanticism: Charles X and Louis Philippe
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Charles X wanted to make France an Absolute Monarch again. Middle class people didn’t like this so they had a revolution in 1830. They exiled him to England. Louise Philippe ruled in his place as the constitutional monarch.
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Topic 8: Conservatism, Liberalism and Romanticism: Middle-Class Reformers and their principle goal
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They wanted a constitution and rights that were equal.
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Topic 8: Conservatism, Liberalism and Romanticism: Peterloo
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A battle in England in 1819. Industrial workers gathered to complain about working conditions. 11 people died and 400 injured
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Topic 8: Conservatism, Liberalism and Romanticism: Tory domination of English Politics
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Tory’s were the conservative group which held control of England until the Battle of Peterloo. After this battle the Wig political party took control and they were liberals.
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Topic 8: Conservatism, Liberalism and Romanticism: Corn Laws
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The aristocrats placed high tariffs on imported grains so people would buy their grain in England. People tried to reform it and eventually it got knocked out.
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Topic 8: Conservatism, Liberalism and Romanticism: Three questions on the Romantics and the Movement
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Romantics rejected the cerebral (calculations and reason) process. They didn’t like absolute monarchies. They used vivid color in their art and young people rebelled against old.
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Topic 7: The Industrial Revolution: Three questions on article by Sidney Pollard
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- At the start of the revolution owners discovered many things about workers including: Irregular attendance, they didn’t like the confinement, and they lacked discipline. The one thing that dictated the need to introduce discipline was the machine. Child labor was prevalent. General behavioral reforms were introduced by owners to prevent drinking, bad language, and to prevent any other bad behavior.
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Topic 7: The Industrial Revolution: Factory Discipline in the Industrial Revolution
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It was necessary and their was a lot of it.
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Topic 7: The Industrial Revolution: England’s advantages in leading the way and subsidiary revolutions during the Industrial Era-
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England had lots of coal and iron ore. Their were a lot of wars going on in contagious Europe, but they were separated by the channel. The main revolution being the French Revolution. They also were then able to build up their Navy and Merchant Marines. The big thing is the emergence of the steam engine.
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