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The World of European Culture

The World of European Culture. A Golden Age of Literature. The period in England from the latae 16 th to the early 17 th centuries is often refered to as the Elizabethan Era. During this time, Drama flourished William Shakespeare is the most famous of all the dramatists of this time.

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The World of European Culture

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  1. The World of European Culture

  2. A Golden Age of Literature • The period in England from the latae 16th to the early 17th centuries is often refered to as the Elizabethan Era

  3. During this time, Drama flourished WilliamShakespeare is the most famous of all the dramatists of this time A Golden Age of Literature

  4. Political Thought • Two English philosophers, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke, developed political theories in response to the English revolutions of the seventeenth century. • Their theories were very different.

  5. ThomasHobbes wrote a political work called Leviathan. He believed that humans were guided by a ruthless struggle for self-preservation Hobbes

  6. Hobbes • Believed that people made a social contract and agreed to form a state to save themselves form one another • People in the state agreed to be governed by an absolute ruler who possessed ultimate power. • Hobbes believed this power was necessary to preserve order in society

  7. John Locke wrote a political work call Two Treatises of Government He did not believe in the absolute rule of one person Locke

  8. Locke • Locke believed humans had certain natural rights • Right to life, liberty, and property

  9. Locke • He believed that people agreed to establish a government to ensure the protection of these rights • The government would agree to protect these rights and the people would agree to act reasonably toward government

  10. Locke • According to Locke, if government broke this contract, then the people could form a new government

  11. Legacy of John Locke • John Locke’s ideas can be found in the American Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution

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