Scientific Rev.
What was the Scientific Revolution?
A time of Scientific discovery throughout Europe
What was the Age of Reason?
A time of political and social thinking in Europe
What is an absolute monarch?
A ruler that controls all aspect of their country
Who was the father of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What is the name of the people with Native and Spanish blood?
Mestizos
What did Nicholas Copernicus discover?
The Heliocentric Theory
Speech and Religion
Who was the most predominant absolute monarch in French History?
King Louis XIV
Which English philosopher was the biggest influence on the American Revolution?
John Locke
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
What were William Harvey and Andreas Vesalius known for working on?
Human Anatomy
What did Caesar Beccaria oppose?
Capital punishment and torture
Who was the most predominant absolute ruler in England?
Elizabeth I
What was the war fought between Britain and France?
French and Indian War
Who were the original European inhabitants of the island of Haiti?
Spain
What were three things Sir Isaac Newton discovered?
Gravity, laws of motion, calculus
What type of government did Rousseau think was best?
Direct Democracy
What is Mercantilism?
A economic system based off of trade especially with colonies
Who were the three American Philosophers were looked at in class?
Ben Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
What was the Reign of Terror?
A year long time in France where 40,000 people were killed by the guillotine
What were the three events that led to the Scientific Revolution?
Renaissance, Reformation, Age of Exploration
What is the difference between Hobbes and Locke
Hobbes believes that people are naturally evil.
Locke believes people are neutral and deserve rights.
What were Peter the Greats plans for Russia?
To westernize or modernize it
What were colonist seeking when they came to America?
Religious Freedom
What was created at the Tennis Court Oath?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen