Year 4 Early Modern Times === Unit 8 – New Ideas Ch. 16, 20
Segment – New Ideas 1687 & 1690____________________________________
Themes – A list of important topics or big ideas to draw out during this segment. (Logic)
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Galileo
Isaac Newton
Enlightenment
The Forbidden City
Manchu Dynasty
John Locke
Constitutional Monarchy
Lord Charles Townshend
Jethro Tull
Chi’en-lung
Philosopher vs. Economists
Japan
China
Dalai Lama
Hooks – Important information to teach that illustrates the themes (Grammar)
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Galileo was one of the first scientists to use the scientific method. Instead of accepting
old ideas, he carefully observed the world around him and then tried to make a theory
that would explain his observations. He used the scientific method to prove his theory
that the earth revolved around the sun.
Isaac Newton observed an apple falling to the ground. He named this force gravity.
Newton’s new rules, which we now call the laws of gravity, showed that every motion or
action in the universe had a law that governed it. He believed that the universe was like
a machine that always worked the same way.
Philosophers think about ideas while an economist thinks about money and how it
works.
John Locke said that a good government should have three parts. One part would make
the laws, another part would enforce those laws, and the third part would be in charge
of fighting wars with other countries. According to Locke, if a king tried to “destroy,
enslave, or impoverish” his people, he should be removed from the throne. Locke was
afraid he might be arrested or executed for not supporting the new king, Charles II.
Therefore, he left England and visited France, Holland, and other European countries,
learning from other scientists and philosophers.
Enlightenment was a period when the ideas of Isaac Newton, John Locke, and others
became popular in Europe.
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In a Constitutional Monarchy, the king and queen have to obey the laws passed by
Parliament.
Lord Charles Townshend invented a crop rotation that included turnips.
Jethro Tull invented the seed drill which made farming more productive.
The Agricultural Revolution began because of new methods in farming.
The rulers of Japan and China were NOT interested in the new ideas coming from the
West.
During this time in history, one-third of the world’s population lived under the Chinese
flag.
Chi’en-lung was the fourth emperor of the Manchu dynasty. He decided to gather
China’s greatest literature together in one enormous collection. He appointed two
scholars to head up the task. They settled on a final selection of the most important
books in four categories: classics, history, philosophy, and literature. Chi’en-lung had 7
copies of the Complete Library in the Four Branches of Literature made. He burned any
books that criticized the Manchus.
The Forbidden City was in the Chinese capital city of Peking.
The Dalai Lama ruled the people of Tibet.
Assignments- Available assignments used to measure the above
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Unit 8 Test: New Ideas
Map Study – Europe and Asia
Resources – Additional materials to help teach the above
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SOTW Volume 3: Chapters 16 & 20
SOTW Volume 3: Activity Book
Easy Cheesy Poems
Powerpoints
Books available in library
other