Robespierre and The Reign Of Terror

The French Revolution is one of the most recognized revolutions ever. This is because the people of France did not get what the wanted for so long. After the French Revolution a group of Radical who opposed the idea of a monarchy led the Reign of Terror.

They were part of the Legislative Assembly and were completely against the King and wanted a new government. There were also the Moderates. They were the people that felt they were treated bad but not as bad as the Radicals so they did not want that many changes in the government. There were also the Conservatives. They supported the ideas of a limited monarchy and did not changes if any at all. Then the Radicals had their way though and the head of King Louis was chopped off and the leader of this new France was Max Robespierre. He promised the people of France democracy but he got power hungry and became what he tried to overthrow. He had started the Reign Of Terror which proved to be much worse than the King. The Reign came to an end with the head of Max Robespierre.

The French Revolution

In France there were three classes or estates. Most of the population was made up of the third estate. This include the framers, merchants and anyone that had no meaning or importance to the king. The third estate hated the nobles, Kings and the Clergy. This was because of the fact that they had to pay no tax while the third estate was taxed too much. A french peasant may be grumbled about the fact that France was ruled by a King and were over taxed. The farmer was carrying the Feudal lord and the clergy because if the farmer decided not to carry them anymore than the whole system will break down. The farmer is given too much work and if he chooses not to work then France would collapse. The conditions that the peasants had was way too harsh. They did not have enough to live yet the still had to pay taxes and feudal dues. The third estate represents the rich in France because the majority was third estate. The third estate would be most influenced by his words. They would want it to be banned so that there is no idea of a revolution in the third estate.

John Locke and "The Enlightenment"

John Locke was the most famous Enlightenment thinker. He beleived in the fact that all humans born were born equal. They all have the rights that they were born with. He even inspired the writer of the United States constitution, Thomas Jefferson. His words were the fondation on which the U.S.A stands today. Thomas Jefferson talks about the rights that all men have since their birth to their death. This is also based on the fact that these rights were given by God and no man can take them away. The Decleration says that government comes from the people and that its power comes from the people it governs. John Locke was one of the most influential person in the histroy of the world. The modern day democracy was based on his ideas.

Copernicus and the Trail of Galileo

The Scientific Revolution started many things. One of them was the debate about the solar system. Before the Scientific Revolution people believed in the geocentric but then a new theory came and that was heliocentric.

Geocentric theory was most accepted theory during most of the middle ages and before. It was also accepted the ancient Greeks. This theory was based around the fact that the planets, stars and the Sun all revolved around the Earth. The believed that the Earth was the center of the universe. This theory was later proved wrong by Copernicus.

He had studied the phases of the planet Venus and was able to prove that the planet did not circle the Earth but rather the Sun. This theory came form the Scientific Revolution. It also said that the Sun is the center of the solar system. This theory was already put into motion by many people from the Mid East. They believed that the Earth revolved around the sun. They also believed that the Earth spined. However, it was Galileo that brought this concept to the West.

Galileo brought the idea and his support in it by continuing Copernicus research. This did not go well with the Roman Catholic Church because they still believed in the Geocentric system. They put him on trail for his belief and he was then convicted and his books were forbidden. He later died and the Church did not give him the funeral that was planned by the state. They then later admitted that they did him wrong.

Scientific Revolution: The Scientific Method

The scientific method was process that the scientists during the Scientific Revolution used to prove or test their theories. This method is still being used today by scientists. The way this method works is that scientists first come up with a problem or a theory that they wish to challenge or prove. Then they write their hypothesis based on their problem and observation. Then they design an experiment to test their hypothesis. Then after the experiment is conducted they analyze all of the information from the experiment to produce their conclusion and theory.

An example of the scientific method is an experiment in which you can test for how strong a boiled egg is. The problem in this is that you want to find out how strong the egg is. The hypotheses could be that you believe that the egg can hold or withstand 20 pounds. The way to then test your hypothesis is to put an object that weighs the amount of weight you want to put on the egg. The conclusion would be whether the egg can withstand the weight.

Evolution Vs. Creation

One of the worlds biggest mystery is about how the universe and more importantly how humans came to be. There are two sides to this: Evolution and Creation. One goes on the fact that the universe was created by God and the other that over time it just came to be.

Evolution goes on the fact that everything was created and started by one event know as the Big Bang. They also state that the living are all related by one common ancestor. The living includes humans, animals and plants. They believe that the reasons that there are so many different creatures is because of Natural Selection. The founder of this theory was Darwin. He saw that the same species of birds had different beaks and abilities varied from places.

Creation was the main idea during most of the time. The believe that God created the world and everything in it. The religions that believe this are Christianity, Judaism and Islam. They all believe in a version of Adam and Eve and the fact that they were the first humans created by god. This theory was most accepted during the medieval times of dark ages because of the fact that the Roman Catholic Church was in charge. The believe that there is a God and he is the maker and he has power over everything.

I believe in the fact that there is a God and he is the ruler of everything. He has the power to change the world has he pleases or see's fit. I believe this because there are miracles going around the world; the supernatural, the unexplained that science/evolution has no answers to.