Semester 1 Review Flashcards
Over-soul
Emeron’s idea that humanity and nature share a universal soul, and everything is driven by this creative force
Brooke Farm
The attempt at a utopian society with transcendentalist influences
Henry VIII
Married Katherine of Aragon Wanted a son, so he tried to divorce Katherine Pope Clement VII wouldn’t connect to the divorce Henry severed ties with the church and married Anne Boleyn
Catholicism & Bloody Mary
Mary was the daughter of Katherine and Henry Wanted to return England back to Catholicism She persecuted protestants and killed a lot of people
John Calvin
Created Calvinism In 17th century America, Calvinist were called Puritans
Predestination
One’s fate is already decided for them by God
Elect
Those who were saved by God
Grace
The quality needed to go to heaven
Covenant
A promise between man and God
Puritans
Calvinists Migrated to the new world Believed they were the new Israelites
Reasons to go to America
Poverty, over-crowding, debt & jail terms, religious “freedom”
Where did the Puritans land?
Plymouth
Three forces that influenced colonial Puritanism
The Social System of England Calvinism The New England Environment
The social system of England
Medieval feudalism Society was stratified: Upper class, Middle class, Lower class
The New England environment
Church and State were closely related: King headed the church, state gave concessions to the church, the church supported the monarchy Puritans were middle class and were used to looking down on lower class people
Enlightenment
Rise of Science: Late 17th - 18th century Also called the Age of Reason World was comprehensible and benevolent People paid less attention to nature Newton: Structured universe Locke: Argued for the use of human reason
Deism
Deduced God’s existence from the universe, not the Bible Values progress from religion to science History moves not towards God’s millennium, but human progress
View of humans during the Enlightenment
Naturally good, no original sin
Harmonious Universe
Everything operates under rules Benevolent, clockmaker God
Tabula Rasa
A person’s mind is a blank slate at birth Locke
Ben Franklin
Signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776 Represent the spirit of the Enlightenment Religion: preferred to watch human behavior than go to church
Values of the Enlightenment
Be a good person, not for God like in puritan time, but for society
The Great Awakening
Responce to the modern “scientific” world Thought Puritans were better