Chapter 2 Review

CHAPTER 2 REVIEW

English Civil War

• Divine Rights of Kings

• Charles I: what happened to him?

• Cavaliers vs. Roundheads: who were they?

• Cromwell: what kind of leader was he – how did he take over England?

• Rump Parliament: what was it?

• Military dictatorship

Glorious Revolution

• Charles II

• James II

• William and Mary – why did they take power?

• Bill of Rights what was it?

• Constitutional monarchy – what document created one?

The Enlightenment

• Beccaria and his thoughts on crime and punishment

• Rousseau and the social contract

• Montesquieu and the separation of powers – how his work influenced later governments

• Locke and the idea of natural rights

– His blank mind theory

• Where did the Enlightenment start?

• Wollstonecraft –what did she do?

• Laissez-faire

• absolutism

• Declaration of Independence

• Treaty of Paris –what did the new Americans get?

Essay Questions:
1. Describe the major ideas of the Enlightenment in detail
2. Describe John Locke's theories on knowledge
3. How did the Enlightenment ideas influence the colonists and contribute to both the American Revolution and the creation of the new government?

Current Event Assignment

For one week, you are in charge of providing the class with knowledge of a current event.
Go online to a reliable news source, read a paper, or check out a news magazine (like Time or Newsweek).  Choose a current event (related to history, politics, or the economy) that you find interesting.
Write a 1-2 paragraph summary of the article in your own words.  Make sure you include why you chose that event - why is it significant?
 You will present your current event to the class on the Friday of your assigned week.

Total Points:  50     (25 for the article, 25 for presenting)

Dates:     PERIOD 3      PERIOD 4      PERIOD 6
8/23 -      Kenny          Francisco      Nestor
8/30 -   Esmerelda       Juan G        Oscar
9/5 -   Oscar              Desmin         Daniela
9/13 -    Mark         Andres             Rosa
9/20 -     Derrick       Yesenia        Dante
9/27 -     Helen          David       Steven
10/5 -     Maria        Angel         Aleah
10/11 -      Miguel                      Edwin
10/18-    Nathalie      Anthony     Daniel
10/25 -    Scott       Juan C       Andres
11/1 -    Roxan        Vanessa      Alexis
11/8 -    Wayne      Gino         Shawn
11/15 -     Alberto        Luis     Enrique
11/22 -   Beethoven      Francesca   Zoe
12/6 -       Tania                  Jose     Erick C
12/13 -   Andrew      Rebeca      Omar
1/14                                          Cesar
1/24 -  Dakar      Treasure     Miguel
1/31  -    Kevin      Emily       Erick R
2/7 -      Solome       Enrique      Jamie
2/14 -    Elizabeth      Jayleen      Evelin
2/21 -     Ana           Gloria     Jake
2/28 -    Linda      Jimmy      Jason
3/7 -     Christopher    Jonathan    Rosie 
3/14 -     Damar    Martha     Ricardo
3/21 -     Mina       Stephany    Hugo
3/28 -                     Andy          Tyson
4/4 -                      Brandon      Raul
4/11                                         Virel