https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j Renaissance en-us 2018-04-23 14:14:35 UTC 2018-04-24 15:32:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Alarmclock.png 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254410648 The period of creativity, of new ideas and inspirations is called the Renaissance. Renaissance is French for "rebirth" because the people who named this period believed it represented a new beginning. The Renaissance was a period of talented artistic achievement. ]]> 2018-04-23 14:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254410648 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254416132 Humanism emphasized the abilities and accomplishments of human beings. The humanists believed that people were capable of great things. The subjects known as the humanities, included history, poetry, and grammar.]]> 2018-04-23 14:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254416132 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254419333 In the 1500's some Europeans complained about the church and some said it was corrupt, so that led to a reform movement called the reformation. The reformation began in what is now Germany. One pf the first people to express protests against the catholic church was a German monk named Martin Luther.]]> 2018-04-23 14:31:47 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254419333 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254422715 Renaissance writings were read and enjoyed by a larger audience than earlier writings had been. This change was due largely to the advances in science and technology, such as the printing press. The printing press helped the ideas of the renaissance spread beyond Italy.]]> 2018-04-23 14:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254422715 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254630062 The use of reason in shaping people's ideas about society and politics defined a period called Enlightenment. Because of it's focus on reason, this period was also known as the age of reason. During the Enlightenment, some people use reason to examine the government. ]]> 2018-04-23 22:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254630062 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254631036  
An English philosopher, who had a major impact on Enlightenment thinking about the role of the government. Locke thought the government should be a contract between a ruler and the people. Locke also believed that all people had certain natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property. ]]> 2018-04-23 22:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254631036 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254631702 Rousseau said government should express the will or desire, of the people. According to Rousseau, citizens give the government the power to make and enforce laws. But if these laws do not serve the people, the government should give up its power. ]]> 2018-04-23 22:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254631702 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254633086 Largely written by Thomas Jefferson, this document declared the American colonies Independence from Britain. In 1783 the United States officially won its independence. Their success would inspire many other people. ]]> 2018-04-23 22:57:12 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254633086 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254794703 The series of events that led to the birth of modern science. People began placing more importance on what they observed and less on what they were told. They used their observations to come up with logical explanations for how the world worked.]]> 2018-04-24 12:56:36 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254794703 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254798528 Galileo published a book in which he stated the Earth orbited around the sun. Afraid that the church would expel him, Galileo publicly stated that his writings were wrong. Privately, though, he held to his beliefs.]]> 2018-04-24 13:03:52 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254798528 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254874103 In the early 1700's people had to do most work themselves. Then around the mid 1700's everything changed, and people began inventing machines or make goods and supply power. We call this period of rapid growth in machine-made goods the Industrial Revolution]]> 2018-04-24 15:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254874103 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254879224 Industrial growth began with textiles, or cloth products. In the early 1700's people made cloth by hand. Given the time and effort this took, it was not surprising that people would want a way to make cloth quickly. ]]> 2018-04-24 15:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254879224 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254881151 Arkwright invented a water powered spinning machine, called a water frame. This machine could produce dozens of threads at one time. In contrast, a person using a traditional spinning wheel could produce only one thread at a time. ]]> 2018-04-24 15:21:34 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254881151 24cmhopkins https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254884473 By the late 1800's, factories were making goods across much of Western Europe. The growth of industry helped lead to a new economic system, capitalism. In this system, individuals own most businesses and resources, and people invest money in businesses in the hope of making a profit. ]]> 2018-04-24 15:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/24cmhopkins/1z3jhhapuj9j/wish/254884473