Download 1. Scientific Revolution

AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
1. Scientific Revolution
Gabi Ruderman, Ria Jain, Vivian Ryker - B2 - Notes (Scientific Revolution)
Song of Change: Skyfall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeumyOzKqgI
The Scientific Revolution (17th century)
List of People and Their Accomplishments
Nicolaus Copernicus (Stearns 415)
● Heliocentrism
● Used mathematics
Johannes Kepler (Redd)
● Planetary motion
Galileo Galilei (Stearns 416)
● Gravity
● Planetary motion
● Published the works of Copernicus
William Harvey (Stearns 416)
● Circular motion of blood
● Heart as central pumping station
Francis Bacon (Wolford)
● Scientific method
● Once his methods were accepted, people started using his ideas for profit
● Bacon made the solutions to many problems regarding science more clear with his methods
and ideas
● His methods were used for centuries afterwards - we still use modified versions of them today
René Descartes (Stearns 416)
● Human reason
● The workings of nature
John Locke (Stearns 416)
● Faith was irrelevant and not necessary
● Human reason was needed instead
Deism: there’s a God to set natural laws in motion and then God basically sits back and watches
(Stearns 416)
Science was suddenly central to intellectual life (Stearns 416)
The West had some key thinkers (see above list) (Stearns 415-416)
New era of thought is ushered in (Kent)
Not many were actually scientists, most were just called/thought of as “natural philosophers” (Kent)
The Scientific Revolution gave way/led to an Industrial Revolution (Wolford)
WORKS CITED/SOURCES
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
Kent, Jo. "The Impact of the Scientific Revolution." OpenStax CNX. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2015.
Redd, Nola Taylor. "Johannes Kepler Biography." Space.com. N.p., 21 May 2012. Web. 06 Dec.
2015.
Stearns, Peter N. World Civilizations: The Global Experience. 7th ed. Boston: Pearson Education,
2015. Print.
Wolford, Kathryn. "Francis Bacon and the Scientific Revolution." Khan Academy. Khan Academy,
n.d. Web. 06 Dec. 2015.
Skyfall Parody: Scientific Revolution by Ria Jain, Gabi Ruderman, and Vivian Ryker
This is the end
Hold your breath and count to ten
Feel the earth move and then
Hear my heart burst again
Copernicus
Kepler and Galilei
Harvey and Bacon
Descartes and Locke, then
For this is the end (5)
I've drowned and dreamt this moment (7)
So overdue I owe them (11)
Swept away, I'm stolen (6)
For the views did change
Medieval to Scientific
Deism shows God creates natural laws
And then sits back and watches
Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face it all together
Scientific
Revolution
Lots of people
Who improved science
Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall
Face it all together
At skyfall
That skyfall
Scientific
Revolution
Lots of people
Who improved science
In the West
In the West
Skyfall is where we start
A thousand miles and poles apart
Where worlds collide and days are dark
But you'll never have my heart
Nicolaus Copernicus
Introduced heliocentrism
The earth revolves around the sun
Johannes Kepler, observed that planets move
Not in circles, but ellipses!
Let the sky fall (let the sky fall)
When it crumbles (when it crumbles)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Scientific (scientific)
Revolution (revolution)
Lots of people (lots of people)
You may have my number, you can take my name
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
Face it all together
Who improved science
Let the sky fall (let the sky fall)
When it crumbles (when it crumbles)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Face it all together
At skyfall
Scientific (scientific)
Revolution (revolution)
Lots of people (lots of people)
Who improved science
In the West
[x2:]
(Let the sky fall
When it crumbles
We will stand tall)
(Scientific
Revolution
Lots of people)
Where you go I go (5)
What you see I see (5)
I know I'd never be me (6)
Without the security (6)
Of your loving arms (5)
Keeping me from harm (5)
Put your hand in my hand (6)
And we'll stand (6)
William Harvey
Blood moves with the heart
Francis Bacon
Science method used today
René Descartes
Laws explain nature
John Locke says faith’s stupid
Human reason, instead
Let the sky fall (let the sky fall)
When it crumbles (when it crumbles)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Face it all together
Scientific (scientific)
Revolution (revolution)
Lots of people (lots of people)
Who improved science
Let the sky fall (let the sky fall)
When it crumbles (when it crumbles)
We will stand tall (we will stand tall)
Face it all together
At skyfall
Scientific (scientific)
Revolution (revolution)
Lots of people (lots of people)
Who improved science
In the West
Let the sky fall
We will stand tall
At skyfall
Oooooooh-s…
Scientific
Revolution
In the West
Ooooooooooooh
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
2. Protestant Reformation
By: Marion Gale, Nora Helou, and Ellie Smock
The (Protestant) Reformation
I. Causes of the Reformation
1. Martin Luther
a. Luther was a German monk
b. Unhappy with the church
i.
Catholics grant salvation to undeserving people
ii.
Self indulgences to absolve sin
c. 95 Theses made by Martin Luther renouncing the Catholic church
i.
Bible is central authority
ii.
Salvation must be achieved through faith, not deeds
2. John Calvin
a. Teachings lead to many different churches
i.
English Puritans
ii.
Scottish Presbyterians
b. Calvinism
i.
Place more authority in clergy than Lutheranism
ii.
Predestination interpreted strictly
3. Catholic Church’s legitimacy is questioned due to indulgences
c. People break away from church as result
II. Impact on Europe
1. Catholic Church divided for rest of history
a. Puritans
i.
Based on Calvinism
b. Lutherans
2. Leads to warfare in Europe
a. Peasant Revolts
i. Germany and Switzerland
b. 30-year War
i.
Protestants vs. Roman Catholics
ii.
Took place in Germany and Austria
3. Borders between countries become more defined
a. Italy’s borders change
Works Cited
Green, John. "Luther and the Protestant Reformation: Crash Course World History #218." YouTube.
YouTube, 29 Nov. 2014. Web. 06 Dec. 2015
"The Reformation." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009. Web. 06 Dec. 2015.
Zucker, Steven, and Beth Harris. "Khan Academy." Khan Academy. Khanacademy, n.d. Web. 06
Dec. 2015.
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
Nora Helou, Marion Gale, and Ellie Smock
P1a: EPIC RAP BATTLES OF HISTORY!... Martin Luther… VERSUS… Jean Calvin!!!
BEGIN!
P2: Martin Luther came to town wanting a few changes,
Sparked uprisings and began religious transformations!
When Catholics granted salvation to undeserving people,
I stepped up, took a chance, and said “Naw, that stuff is evil”
P3: I mean come on, really, is that all you have to say?
I started multiple churches , but Martin Luther? No way!
I guided Puritans, Presbyterians, but you?
You started Lutheranism, sure, but your ideas are overdue!
P2: I could say the same for you, Calvin! You see…
You never said a thing until the 16th century!
Now you just keep going on and on, it’s never fun.
I got 95 theses but your crap ain’t one.
P3: I helped the people, you never even did that, Luther!
I promoted education, my church is so much cooler!
You’re so caught up in details, like celibacy
But when it comes to real problems, for you? Oh, please!
P1b: Would you both shut up and pay attention to me?
You tore apart Christianity! Can’t you two see?
I’m a Catholic, and I know you think my church is all wrong,
But what you preach leads to war, and now unity is gone!
We’ll never get it back, with all the peasant revolts,
And don’t even get me started on the 30 years war!
Europe’s always changing, yes, I know that for sure,
But Italy’s borders are changing now! There will never be a cure!
Roles
P1: a- Introduction; b- Catholic church member
P2: Martin Luther
P3: Jean Calvin
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
3. Absolutism
Absolutistism- Jou, Zhang, Palivela, Bastien
AP WORLD NOTES
People
Louis XIV
Ferdinand V
Habsburg Kings (Encyclopedia)
Bourbon Kings (Encyclopedia
Places
Central Europe
Events
Pushing back Turkish Invasion (Stearns)
Rise of Absolutism
-Rise of Lutheranism -----> Division of Christian Faith (Stearns)
-Religious Wars -----> End of Christian Unity
-------->
-Assertion of State over Church (Divine right to rule + King strength)(Britannica)
-Weaponization of Gunpowder(undercut power of feudal Nobles)
-----------> Gaining power of King
--------------------> All lead to Rising power of King + Absolute Monarchy/Absolutism
Rule of Absolute Monarchy
-Exercised supreme power “I am the state” (Stearns)
-Louis XIV distracted nobles with palace + social life, so nobles couldn’t interfere with state
-Increased functions of state (tariffs, encouraged merchants, provided colonies with market+raw materials) (Stearns)
-Tended to build strong armies and territorial expansion
-Expanded idea of state funded military
-Growing value of bureaucracy (Congress)
World Impacts
-Professional State Funded Military -------> Military Conquest/Power shift in Europe in addition to the world
-Shift in the rule of colonies(Encyclopedia)
Long Term Impact
-Bureaucracy
-Nobility lose power
-State gains control over religion and society
-Education Reform + increasing secondary education (Britannica)
-Tighter Control over colonies.
-Tariffs on imported goods (Encyclopedia)
-Increased in country trade.(Encyclopedia)
-Big Strengthening of STATE
To the tune of “The Circle of Life”
From the Lion King
ABSOLUTIST MONARCHY is the best
It did a lot of random stuff we will sing.
To begin with it established state control,
over nobles, and the people.
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
In countries such as France, they
established a bureaucracy
The state created an army,
that they professionalized.
They used this army,
to fight a bunch of wars,
that went on over centuries
But the eeeeeeconomy,
really suffered badly,
because war and buildings,
despite colonies
and big big big trade
and a lot of taxes
This caused lots of,
unhappy people.
Louis XIV
did all of the above.
And the state ruled the church,
and supported learning
Councils had no place
In a state where Louis ruled
In this kingdom,
“He is the state”
MLA Works Cited
"Absolute Individual Deprivation in Europe." Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being
Research (2014): 8. Http://www.orgsites.com/nm/lkeeney/visualsummary21.pdf. Web. 27
Nov. 2015.
"absolutism". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2015. Web. 27 Nov. 2015
<http://www.britannica.com/topic/absolutism-political-system>.
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
"Creating French Culture The Rise and Fall of the Absolute Monarchy." The Rise and Fall of the Absolute
Monarchy. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2015.
Stearns, Peter N., Michael Adas, Stuart B. Schwartz, and Marc Jason. Gilbert. World
Civilizations: The Global Experience. 7th ed. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education,
2015. Print.
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
4. Commercial Revolution



The Commercial Revolution - Patrick Horan, Charlie Harriman, Seth McLean, Alex Jensen
Mercantilism
 One of the defining components of the Commercial Revolution
 Premise of this idea was that a nation’s wealth determined its power (Blum, 279.)
 Characteristics
 High tariffs
 Colonies used to accumulate wealth for the mother country
 Forbidding or limiting trade with other nations
 Promotion of domestic goods
 Limiting wages
 Promoting manufacturing
 Goal: To elevate the power of the state while strengthening the economy and weakening foreign
adversaries. (Blum, 279.)
Colonialism
 Colonies existed for the economic benefit of the mother country (Whittemore.)
 Labor systems like the Spanish encomienda system are used in colonies for cheap labor
 Valuable New World goods like maize and tobacco are brought back to Europe and Asia to be traded.
(Stearns.)
 Colonies introduce many new goods into the Americas for trade with Native Americans (Stearns.)
Joint-Stock Companies and Banks
 Commercial Revolution created the need for banks in Europe
 Banks could lend money to prospective entrepreneurs. (Cannon.)
 Banks issued “bills of exchange”
 Paper currency was easier to carry and safer than gold or silver (Whittemore.)
 Emergence of joint-stock companies
 Allowed ordinary people to invest in business ventures
 Many shareholders bore the profits and losses of these companies
 Less percentage of money pledged = less risk
 This is one of the earliest examples of a stock exchange
 As joint-stock companies became wealthier, they took on military and political power
 Example: The British East India Company established and ruled over the colony of India, and at
one point had over 70,000 soldiers (Whittemore.)
Works Cited
Blum, Jerome, Rondo E. Cameron, and Thomas G. Barnes. The European World; a History. Boston: Little, Brown, 1966.
Print.
Cannon, John. “Commercial revolution”. encyclopedia.com. Cengage Learning. 2015. Web. 3 December 2015.
Stearns, Peter, et al. World Civilizations The Global Experience. Owens: Prentice Hall, New Jersey. 2007. Print.
Whittemore, Jessica. "The Commercial Revolution: Economic Impact of Exploration and
Europe." Study.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.
Commercial Revolution Rap
Europe’s got money, the new world’s got crops
It's a match made in heaven putting Europe on top
Colonization on
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
Gold, God, glory, that's the new world story
Europe finding goods they were exploratory
Bringing new things from the new territory
Though they sold maize, their money wasn't corny
Spain’s going in scooping up all the gold,
makin upper class Spaniards the richest in the world
People started moving out of the countryside
Manufacturing was on the rise
H-O-double-L-A-N-D, Dutch east India company
Banks got big like Medici
More people, more land, more wealth, more corn
Less people starved and more were born
All the good times had to come to an end
‘Cause inflation and recession go hand in hand
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
5. Parliamentary Monarchy
Ramkumar, Lu, Li, Gogineni
Origins: Early History of Parliamentary Monarchy
1. Magna Carta - Created the parliament, or body of people, that checked on the power of the monarch(Stearns et
al. 249)
a. Monarchs exerted considerable influence on legislation until the end of the seventeenth century (What is a
Constitutional Monarchy?).
b. Revolts in the 17th century led to the creation of a Bill of Rights, which established Parliamentary
supremacy (What is a Constitutional Monarchy?)
i. Rights Given By Bill of Rights: Freedom from Royal interference with law, freedom of petition,
freedom to elect members of parliament freely, no need to tax (What is a Constitutional
Monarchy?).
ii. Walter Bagehot: Victorian Economist, Writer on Parliamentary Monarchy
1. Monarch has 3 rights: “the right to be consulted, the right to encourage, the right to
warn(History and Background).”
c. Glorious Revolution - Took place from 1688 to 1689; the English Civil Wars lead to a final political
settlement resulting the rise of parliament.(Stearns et al. 419).
2. Characteristics:
a. In a parliamentary monarchy, a king or queen acts as the head of the state. But, they cannot pass
legislation. Only the parliament can(What is a Constitutional Monarchy?).
b. The monarchy’s official and ceremonial duties are separate from party politics(What is a Constitutional
Monarchy?) .
c. A Parliamentary Monarchy ensures stability of the monarch even with changes in the government (What is
a Constitutional Monarchy?).
d. The monarch must remain neutral politically and cannot rule according to free will(What is a Constitutional
Monarchy?).
3. Parliamentary Monarchy in the 21st Century
a. Most parliamentary monarchies are combined with representative democracy today → This shows a
compromise between complete trust in the political class, and in the well-trained monarchy (British
Monarchist League),.
b. The king and queen represent the nation (British Monarchist League).
c. Prime Minister governs the country, and is elected by the monarchy (British Monarchist League).
d. Most Western European and some Asian countries today use parliamentary monarchy (British Monarchist
League). → Ex: United Kingdom, Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Norway, Denmark, Japan, and
Thailand (British Monarchist League)
Summary
Changes:
 Limited power of monarchs, more power to the parliament(Stearns et al. 419).
Long-term Impact:
 Today, 22 countries have a parliamentary monarchy (CIA the World Factbook)
Works Cited
"Constitutional Monarchy." British Monarchist League. N.p., Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
"Evolution of Constitutional Monarchy - Oxford Scholarship." Evolution of Constitutional
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
Monarchy - Oxford Scholarship. 06 Nov. 1997. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
Stearns, et al. World Civilizations, The Global Experience. Upper Saddle River: Pearson
Education Inc., 2007. Print.
“What is a Constitutional Monarchy?” The Official Website of the British Monarchy. N.p.
Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
Song: Parliamentary Monarchy
By Adhi, Pauli, Nina, and Geetika
Carta of 1215
changed history
King John grew smaller
and the people grew larger
reform had begun
The people were free
to elect
to petition
let go of tax*
Goodbye royal power,
Hello parliament
The Glorious Revolution
of 1688
Parliament more power
No more decisions
by just one person
You can take part
The English Bill of Rights
of 1689
Created by the Parliament
The people were free
to elect
to petition
let go of tax
Goodbye royal power,
Hello parliament
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
The poor monarchy
could only be consulted
and warn
and encourage
the people oh
too bad
they can’t pass legislation
Stay away from politics,
poor monarchy
neutral, don’t interfere
but you can keep your throne
The people were free
to elect
to petition
let go of tax
Goodbye royal power,
Hello parliament
Europe and Asia
believe in parliamentary
monarchy
e.g. Thailand, Denmark and of course,
the U.K.
The people were free
to elect
to petition
let go of tax
Goodbye royal power,
Hello parliament
Goodbye royal power,
Hello parliament
Goodbye royal power,
Hello parliament
___________________
*By “let go of tax,” we mean that the monarch could not impose excessive taxes on citizens.
We just had to shorten the statement in order to fit in the rhythm.
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
6. Counter-Reformation
Counter Reformation (1545-1648)















The Counter-Reformation was a religious movement initiated in the mid-16th century in response to the
growing influence of Protestants in Europe. (Concordia Seminary)
Martin Luther’s opposition to the Catholic Church was a precursor to the Counter Reformation. (PBS)
Luther wrote the “95 Theses” during the Reformation and spread his ideas through the printing press
(PBS)
His actions led to the Council of Trent, which met in Trent in 1545 (PBS)
It is generally accepted by historians to have begun with Pope Paul III. (Concordia Seminary)
After a slight bout of nepotism, he continued on to fill positions in the church with people devoted to
reforming the declining Catholic church. (Concordia Seminary)
He commenced the formation of organizations such as the Roman Inquisition, and approved Jesuits.
(Concordia Seminary)
The Roman Inquisition was a primary instrument in the Counter-Reformation. (Concordia Seminary)
Modeled after the Spanish Inquisition, it tried to eradicate heresy in Europe through a tribunal of six
inquisitors, who had the jurisdiction to punish anyone save for the Pope himself. (Concordia Seminary)
“The Index of Forbidden Books” was published and it banned most translations of the Bible and the
works of Erasmus, Calvin, and Luther. (Inview)
New Churches were built for worshippers and instruments were designed for vernacular sermons, both
of which designed to draw more worshippers (Inview)
The Act of Supremacy completed Henry VIII’s break with the Pope and declared him as the official
head of the church in England, showing how England went against the Catholic Church’s efforts
(Inview)
The Catholic Reformation led to more churches, absolute power of the Pope, it was strongly supported
by Spain, it proved to the rest of the world that they were willing to change, and the church was finally
open to criticism (Trueman).
The Reformation failed to reclaim followers who had switched to Protestantism in Europe but it gained
many new followers in the Americas (Trueman).
Although ultimately most of the impact was limited to Jesuit activity in the Americas, the Catholic
Reformation did preserve some key parts of Europe such as Poland, Hungary, and Southern Europe
(Stearns, Schwartz and Gilbert)
Works Cited
C N Trueman "How Successful Was The Counter-Reformation?"historylearningsite.co.uk.The History Learning
Site, 17 Mar 2015. 2 Dec 2015.
"Counter-Reformation." - New World Encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2015.
Medici. PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2015.
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
Seminary, Corcondia. "Pope Paul III." Reformation 500. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2015.
Stearns, Peter N., Michael Adas, Stuart B. Schwartz, and Marc Jason Gilbert. "The Transformation of the West,
1450-1750." World Civilizations. 7th ed. N.p.: Pearson Education, 2015. 405-424. Print.
Townend, Stuart. "Timeline of Reformation History (1517-1685)." Timeline of Reformation History (15171685). N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2015.
Counter-Reformation
Akio Fujita, Agrayan Gupta, Hamza Idrees, Siddarth Somasi
To the Tune of: “LET IT GO”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYFy7IXJDd8
The public is out with Protestants tonight, not a peasant to be seen
(Sid searches, Agrayan wanders)
We think the Church is dying, we should be reforming
(Sid pretends to have heart attack, Agrayan wanders)
The Council of Trent is formed to start a raging fire
(Sid gets back up, Agrayan wanders)
Got firm doctrine, heaven knows we tried.
(Holds up doctrine)
To let them in, to let them see
(Sid beckons, Agrayan comes closer)
That we abolished the 95 theses
(Sid throws 95 theses on the ground, Agrayan shocked)
Those Jesuits with approval, from Pope Paul.
(Thumbs up)
Reforming, for the Pope
(Rocky thing, Agrayan slumps in defeat)
Giving our Church a bright new hope
Reforming, for the Pope
Now the tribunal has formed
Here we stand, and here we pray
(Sid folds hands)
Inquisition
(Sid kicks Agrayan, who falls down)
Oppression never bothered us anyway
(Agrayan gets up)
Its funny how that Luther
(Sid points to agrayan)
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
Made everything seem wrong
(Referee “no catch”)
Our attempts to convert peasants
(Agrayan shakes his head)
Didn’t really work at all
It's time to see what we can do
(Agrayan takes off jacket, becomes native)
To test the natives and break through
(Christianity thingy)
No rights for them missionaries
(Agrayan gets on knees, Sid points at Agrayan)
Make them believe
Reforming, for the Pope (see above, Agrayan puts on jacket)
Giving our Church a bright new light
Reforming, for the Pope
España was by our side
Here we stand, and here we pray (see above)
Let the Protestants be
(“Talk to the hand”)
Those protestant creeps almost ran us to the ground
We thought that we were stronger than anyone all around
We managed to convert some natives so there is that
(Sid holds up natives sign)
We’re never gonna rule
We have to face the facts
Reforming, for the pope
Our new churches didn’t work
Reforming, for the pope
Protestants did not revert
Our impact, was meant to last
Not in Europe though
In the new world we continued our legacy.
(Agrayan holds up Europe, Sid holds up Americas)
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
7. Renaissance







Notes
Art (Renaissance)
o Linear perspective drawings
o More realistic
o Used more color
o Secular movement
o Paints and oils
o lutes
People
o Da Vinci (Renaissance)
 painter
 inventor
 scientist
o Copernicus (Stearns, Adas, Schwartz)
 Sun center of solar system instead of earth
Places (Stearns, Adas, Schwartz)
o Started in Italy-Italian Renaissance
o Northern Renaissance
Trade (Renaissance--Exploration and Trade)
o Potatoes & rice
o New foods with more vitamins & higher calories
o New World & Asia
Technology
o Navigational devices (Stearns, Adas, Schwartz)
 Ships
 Compasses
 Astrolabe
o New agricultural methods
o Printing press has fancy fonts (Renaissance)
 made spreading info faster and easier
o Movable type
Economics (Stearns, Adas, Schwartz)
o Banking systems
o Global trade
Religious beliefs (Stearns, Adas, Schwartz)
o Supernatural beliefs
 Witch trials
 Burnings for heresy
Works Cited
"Renaissance -- Exploration and Trade." Renaissance -- Exploration and Trade.
Stearns, Peter N., Michael Adas, and Stuart B. Schwartz. World Civilizations: The Global
Experience. New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Print.
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
Watkins, Jeffery. "Renaissance." Regents Prep. New York State High School Regents Exam Prep Center, 2000.
Web. 6 Dec. 2015
Welcome to the Renaissance
LINK TO INSTRUMENTAL ACCOMPANY HERE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87sfzYsNbsk&feature=youtu.be
(Grace and Amy)
War of the Roses, Chaucer’s tales,
the rigid feudal system.
Holy crusades,
Bubonic plague,
Can’t say that we’ve really missed them.
So dark and barbaric,
so dull and mundane.
That was so Middle Ages,
that was so Charlemagne.
(Everyone)
Welcome to the Renaissance
with poets, painters, and liberal arts.
(Joie) and perspective drawings
(back to everyone) advancing society by
major breakthroughs.
(Jessica and Joie)
With oil paints and brand new lutes!
(Everyone)
Welcome to The Renaissance
Where we got nutmeg and cinnamon
(Jessica yell “From Asia!)
Our trade is active.
We traded and expanded,
explored the sea too.
There's much to do.
Welcome to The Renaissance,
where everything is new.
(Grace and Amy)
Here we’ve made advances in the sciences,
we have the latest gadgets & compasses.
The New World was discovered,
lots of gold uncovered,
which made us rich beyond compare.
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
(Jessica and Joie)
Da Vinci was a painter and inventor
Copernicus thought sun was in the center
Galileo, Donencello,
Luther, Thomas More,
They’re all a bunch of famous people
(Grace and Amy)
While we burned witches and wars often start,
we bring you moments of culture and art.
(Everyone)
CULTURE AND ART!!!
Welcome to The Renaissance,
our printing press has fancy fonts.
(That’s right we’re fancy)
The olden days are over,
we bid them adieu,
It’s what we do.
Welcome to The Renaissance
Where everything… is… new!
(Amy)
‘Cause “renaissance” means rebirth!
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
8. Enlightenment













Enlightenment Notes
was an European cultural, philosophical, and intellectual movement that grew out of new methods of
inquiry and new theories of personal freedom in the 17th and 18th centuries; aka Age of Reason
(“Enlightenment”)
o humanism:(during Renaissance)--->enlightenment (History.com)
o Long-Term Impact: moved from explanation of things to “oh there’s an actual scientific reason”
that can be supported through multiple experiments (History.com)
o World-Impact: Scientific truths about how the world works were changed, Impact China’s
emperor and court people + influenced tech. and ideas (Tennessee), indirectly caused American
and French Revolutions (“Enlightenment”)
o Humans are good and can be educated to be better (“Enlightenment”)
o Society goals should focus on improving social life and material life (Stearns)
o Reason=key to truth (Stearns)
authors wrote on politics, social systems, religion, justice system reforms (“Enlightenment”)
o François-Marie Arouet- wrote novels that mocked the Catholic Church and society
(“Enlightenment”)
o Denis Diderot- French; wrote Encyclopédie (1751-1772) that summarized human knowledge and
emphasized scientific research (“Enlightenment”)
o John Locke (1634-1704): argued power of the gov. should be from WHOLE people ---->
influenced Declaration of Independence (History.com)
o Adam Smith: established theories of economic behavior (Stearns)
 competition increased economic advance, author of Wealth of Nations (1776)
o Mary Wollstonecraft: English feminist thinker; argued that political rights should apply to
women (Stearns)
in England; spread through Europe, centered in France (“Enlightenment”)
scientists described the world in natural laws, not religion (“Enlightenment”)
o “science and reason could bring happiness and progress”
basic ideas of democracy developed: principles from Greek + Roman ideas (Introduction)
o one individual should not rule everyone- checks and balances in gov. (Tennessee)
Despotism- type of government popular during Enlightenment (Introduction)
o a wise leader determined the needs of society and governed to fit those needs
o used in Prussia under Frederick the Great and Russia by Catherine the Great
separation of church and state influenced formation of democracies (Introduction)
People should not rely on blind faith (Stearns)
o Attacked Catholic Church (supported old ways!)
o People Power increased, church decreased
laissez faire economy: reducing government control on market-->free trade (Tennessee)
wealth should not be confined to one class (Introduction)
Ethnocentrism in Western Europe (Stearns)
Equality in family, among social classes (Stearns)
o agitation against slavery (1758); pro-human rights
Aftermath of Scientific Revolution (Stearns)
Works Cited
"The Enlightenment." The Enlightenment. Tennessee State University, n.d. Web. 05 Dec. 2015.
"Enlightenment." History.com. A&E Television Networks. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
"Enlightenment." World History: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO, 2015. Web. 29 Nov. 2015.
"Enlightenment | European History." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia
Britannica. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
"Introduction †“ Political Reason after the Enlightenment." Political Reason(2012): n. pag. The Saylor
Foundation. Web. 30 Nov. 2015.
"The Impact of Enlightenment in Europe." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 30 Nov.
2015.
Stearns, Peter N., Michael Adas, Stuart B. Schwartz, and Marc Jason Gilbert. World Civilizations: The Global
Experience. Seventh ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1992. Print.
Enlightenment Song (Thrift shop)
Chorus
I’m an enlightened man/
gonna apply reason to everything/
I’m a huntin’ for a logical answer/
I am super smart now
Verse 1
Walk into western Europe in the 1600s
Greet my boy John Locke and talk about equality
cuz that’s important, a king’s duty to his subjects
the people wanted rights and equal opportunities
Mary Wollstonecraft, an enlightened feminist
an author that argued for women’s political rights
Adam Smith, the author of Wealth of Nations,
The father of science of political economy
Logiccccccccc
(All) Woah these people were great thinkers
Verse 2
Revolt it, reform it, we challenge king’s divine rights
Changin’ thought in the roles of life, for the common people
In the end cuz, changes, man
more humanism reforms
caused more human value in Europe
It began with div-ine kings, it began with div-ine kings
The impact-ask the enlightened-was on the United States
Locke’s ideas of freedom influenced
AP World History
Songs of Change
Lyrics and Notes
the ideas of democracy in the United States
Used to have a monarchy, now have a democracy
because of change of thought, came the revolutions
Hello, Hello, my people, start thinkin’
The kings ain’t got nothing on my freedom, HECK NO
‘cuz of enlightenment, church power, declined
The intellects are now like, (All) “MAN, we changed the world”
Chorus (x2)
I’m an enlightened man/
gonna apply reason to everything/
I’m a huntin’ for a logical answer/
I am super smart now