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Refers to a number of distinct human rights. These include the right to equality under the law, the right to a nationality, the right to freely leave and return to a person's country of origin, the right to freedom from persecution because of race, religion, or gender, and a host of others.
Machine designed by Jethro Tull which mechanically planted seeds.
An offshoot of the Renaissance in which scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the workings of the universe. One of the main ideas to come out of the Scientific Revolution was the use of the Scientific Method. The Scientific Method uses observation and experimentation to explain theories on how the universe works.
Uses observation and experimentation to explain theories on the workings of the universe.
A person who possesses a great deal of knowledge, usually an academic who specializes in a particular subject area.
Warrior class during Japanﾒs feudal age.
The worldﾒs largest desert, located in North Africa.
(1712-1778) French writer and Enlightenment philosopher who wrote a book called, The Social Contract, where he stated that people were basically good, and that society, and its unequal distribution of wealth, were the cause of most problems. Rousseau believed that government should be run according to the will of the majority, which he called the General Will. He claimed that the General Will would always act in the best interest of the people.
The territories ruled by ancient Rome which at one time encompassed most of the Mediterranean world and parts of France, England, and Germany. The empire lasted from 27 BCE to 395 CE.
A valley that is carved out by the river. Often have fertile land, and are the sites for the earliest civilizations.
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