PEOPLE + WHAT THEY DID
Wrote an article about the lack of education for women
“A Serious Proposal to the Ladies”
Mary Astell
A rebirth in the 1700s and 1800s of ancient Greek and Roman art forms.
Neoclassical
A central government run by elected officials who represent the voters.
Federal Republic
What did the 3rd Estate do when they heard what Louis XVI was going to do? What was that day called?
The 3rd Estate into the Bastille stole firearms, freed the prisoners, killed the guards, and took control of the prison. That day is called Bastille Day, or the French 4th of July.
Which Revolution influenced the French Revolution?
The American Revolution.
salon hostess
helped pay to publish the articles and essays of Enlightenment thinkers
Marie-Therese Geoffrin
A set of statements or principles made to explain a group of facts or phenomena.
Theory
An opening statement.
Preamble
What did the 1st Estate want?
They wanted power and money
Who was the person that united Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador?
Simon Bolivar
got an education in science, math, and physics
wrote about the characteristics of fire
translated Newton’s teachings (from Latin to French) which helped French to understand it
Emilie due Chatelet
A system of government that allows each branch to limit the power of the others.
Checks and Balances
A new way of seeking truth in the mid-1500s that relied on observation, experimentation, and reasoning.
Scientific Revolution
What did the 2nd Estate want?
They wanted power and money.
What led to the Boston Tea Party?
The American colonists believed Britain was unfairly taxing them to pay for tea. The colonists didn't want to be taxed
He was a Polish astronomer
He became convinced that the Earth and other planets revolved around the sun
He feared persecution and only published his ideas when dying
Copernicus
The supreme law of the United States, consisting of the originally ratified document and the amendments.
Constitution
Having intellectual insight and being open-minded and educated.
Enlightened
What did the 3rd Estate want?
They wanted self-government, individual liberty, and to make their own laws.
Who freed native Argentina from Spain's rule?
Jose De San Martin.
self-taught by reading
ran a school with sisters
went to London to work for a publisher
married to a radical thinker in London named William Godwin
her daughter wrote the famous novel, Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft
A social gathering for intellectual discussions.
Salons
A speculative explanation for an unproven observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem.
Hypothesis
Who are in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Estates? Give two details about each Estate?
The Clergy of the Roman Church, the nobility (nobles), and all the other people. The Clergy of the Roman Church and the nobility (nobles) had the most power and didn't have to pay a lot of taxes. The common people had very little power and paid high taxes. They also believed in self-government, individual liberty, and that they had the right to make their own laws.
Who lead the rebellion that stopped Padre Miguel Hidalgo?
Agustin de Iturbide