1690 - John Locke "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding"
1701 - Jonathan Swift "Meditations upon a Broomstick"
1747 - Ben Franklin "Miss Polly Baker's Speech" (Read with Civil Rights Seminar)
1775 - Patrick Henry "Speech at the Virginia Convention"Â (non MC test)
1780 - Dr. Samuel Johnson "The Lives of the English Poets"
1782 - Jean de Crevecoeur "What is an American"Â (non MC test)
1833 - Andrew Jackson "Message to Congress regarding Indian removal"
1842 - Charles Dicken's  "American Notes: Washington D.C."
1863 - Henry David Thoreau  "Life without Principle"
1891 - William Dean Howells "Criticism and Fiction"
1953 - Ralph Ellison "On Bird, Bird-Watching, and Jazz"
1968 - Robert F Kennedy "On the Death of Martin Luther King"
1983 - Anonymous "Musings upon English" (Instructor Title)
1984 - Mario Cuomo  "Speech on Ronald Reagan at Democratic National Convention"Â
For practice on your multiple choice questions or essay prompts on your own, feel free to explore the link below:
The Roman collapse marks the end of the "Classical" time period.
Now all of this junk just lies around Europe giving the inhabitants an excuse to charge the world to see it. LOL
This is the stuff of Advance Placement World History
A not-so-awesome time to live
So called because the barbarian hordes from Germany and beyond sacked and pillage Western Europe.
Everything the Romans built fell into ruin and decay
Not a great time to be alive in Europe.
Anglo-Saxons on the right and Vikings on the left.
Life was dirty, hostile, and short
Cultural clash of the Christian World and Muslim World (Euphemism for slaughter)
Life was focused on religion
Europe possibly the worst place on earth to live
Marco Polo's travels begin to reflect the above
Europe's slow desire to trade with China and India via the Silk Road caused issues with the Muslim World
Leads to Age of Discovery:
Prince Henry the Navigator 1394-1460 (Father)
Christopher Columbus 1451-1506Â (Americas)
Vasco de Gama 1460-1524 (India)
Amerigo Vespucci 1454-1512Â (America)
Johannes Gutenburg 1400-1468  The Movable Type Printing Press
The Printing Press triggers:
Educational Explosion
Religious Fight over printing Bible in the vernacular
Protestant Reformation follows
Martin Luther 1483-1546
(Ninety-five theses)
Guess what arrives in Europe through trade?
That is correct:Â coffee and tea
It replaced beer and wine for breakfast
Productivity went up during the Renaissance. LOL No kidding
Donatello:Â 1386-1466
Leonardo Da Vinci 1452-1519
Michelangelo:Â 1475-1564
Rafael 1483-1520
Johannes Gutenberg:Â 1400-1468 The Printing Press
Nicolaus Copernicus:Â 1473-1543 Heliosphere: Earth Center of Universe
Galileo Galilei:Â 1564-1642 Father of Physics and Scientific Method
Church authority begins to be questioned. The advancements in science along with the debate about the Bible being written in the vernacular ultimately trigger schismatic warfare. Religious freedom eventually comes about (unfortunately, millions of people perished before the western philosophy of freedom of religion emerged).
Catholic monk who wrote the 95 theses Â
Indirectly leads to freedom of religion and enlightenmentÂ
Started Anglican faith in England (to get a new wife)
English religious slaughter continues through Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I
(all of his children)
Spanish Armada of 1588 sends England in the permanent direction of Protestantism (though still with plenty of religious killings still to come).    Â
Science, reason, and logic begin to trump religion as the primary source of intellectualismÂ
1632-1704Â
English Philosopher
"Life, liberty, and pursuit of property"
Religious tolerance
1723-1790
Scottish Economist
Capitalism!!!!!!!!!
"Wealth of Nations"
1588-1679
English PhilosopherÂ
The Social ContractÂ
"Leviathan"Â
1743 - 1826
American Founding Father
"We the People!"
"Life, liberty, and happiness"
"All Men are created equal"
1667 - 1745
English Satirist Â
"Gulliver's Travels"
"A Modest Proposal"
Utopian principals of Tom MoreÂ
1755 - 1804
American Founding Father
Financial Father
Federalist Papers
Bad shot and bid target. Â
Pieces to Study
1690 - John Locke "An Essay Concerning Human Understanding"
1701 - Jonathan Swift "Meditations upon a Broomstick"
1747 - Ben Franklin "Miss Polly Baker's Speech" (Read with Civil Rights Seminar)
1775 - Patrick Henry "Speech at the Virginia Convention"Â (non MC test)
1780 - Dr. Samuel Johnson "The Lives of the English Poets"
1782 - Jean de Crevecoeur "What is an American"Â (non MC test)
July 4, 1776
Colonies revolt against freest society in Europe
Built on philosophy and ideals
More advancement in 100 years than in previous 2000
Steam, electricity, telegram, telephone, phonograph, mass production
The Moon Shot of the 1800s
The "Space" Race of the 1800s
Icon of the conquered
Icon of the conquerorsÂ
A tragic clash of culture
States Rights and Slavery
Near Miss of Destruction
I was born in 1971; the car 1977