The Enlightenment

During the late 17th century and 18th century (1600's-1700's) an intellectual movement, emphasizing reason and individualism took place. This movement was called the Enlightenment. Some philosophers that heavenly influenced the movement were: Voltaire, Jean Jacques Rousseau, John Locke, Montesquieu, and Thomas Paine. Some of the ideas brought up by these philosophers are: "power is granted by the people and not God" (Locke) which is now the basis of the United States government. Rousseau came up with the "Social Contract", which states that everyone, in a community,  has a specific "job" to help their community and country run smoothly. Lastly, Montesquieu introduced the idea, we now call, the "Separation of Powers". This led to the three branches of government: Legislative, Judicial, and Executive.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Going out in Style:Tombs

When a person died during this time period (Renaissance), they were usually buried by family in a house for the dead, also known as a Tomb . In the tomb, there would be daily effects, like tools, food, and personal possessions so they-the deceased- would be "set up" for the afterlife. As time went on, tombs seemed to become a way to distinguish between the social classes. For the poor class, they would have, in my opinion, rather bland tombs. On the other hand, the rich, or wealthy, would have their tombs "decorated". To explain further, wealthy deceased would have tombs that captured how their lives were, surrounded by jewels, money, and exotic statues or paintings of themselves. Overall, what was once a universal burial, has became and has now become another way to set people apart, even in death!
Read more

Black Death: The Cures

Image
The Black Death, also known as the Bubonic Plague, the greatest epidemic that killed a large part (50%) of Europe's population had people, during that time, try many different treatment approaches to try and heal the sick. Some of the treatments were Vinegar and water , Lancing the Buboes, Bleeding, and Sanitation. Here are some of the descriptions for these treatments: Vinegar and Water - A person with the disease would be bathed in Vinegar and Rose Water, Lancing the Buboes- The "boils" that would come, as a result of the disease, would be cut open to allow the infection and disease to leave the body. Then, a mixture that was composed of tree roots and resin was applied to the open wound. Bleeding - Viens of the infected person were cut, specifically the veins that led to the heart, to allow the disease to flow out of the body. Then, a clay ointment was applied to where the cut was made. Sanitation- The streets would be cleaned of a waste, animal and human. All...
Read more

The Columbian Exhange !

Image
By: Kierra Bowens  June 10, 2018 Image provided by Google Images The Columbian Exchange, also known as the Grand Exchange, is the widespread transfer of animal, plants, human populations, technology, communicable diseases, ideas, and culture between the American and Afro-Eurasian hemisphere. The Exchange lasted from the 1400's to the 1500's. From the Columbian Exchange, the new and old world gave or received Maize , A major staple food for animals and humans all over the world, Potatoes , which helped to prevent Scurvy , which was a disease, Rice , the catalyst for slave workers-to help care for the rice fields and created the breeding grounds for Malaria ; which still greatly impacts the world, and Smallpox , a horrible disease that killed off 90% of the Native American population. Smallpox , was the most deadly illness brought to the new world from the old world. Today, Smallpox has been eradicated.
Read more