Enlightenment Period
Name of the main womans right activist during the enlightenment period?
a) Susan B. Anthony
b) Mary Wollstonecraft
c) Lucy Stone
b) Mary Wollstonecraft
Who crowned themself king?
Napoleon
What kicked off the industrial revolution in Great Britain?
Population increase
Inventions such as the steam engine, assembly line, etc.
Who believed in powerful government?
Thomas Hobbs
Who was Robespierre?
The radical leader during the French Revolution responsible for the Reign of Terror; he wanted to create a Republic of Virtue
How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment?
It encouraged people to use reason to try to understand social, political and economic issues.
Who made up the first estate?
The Roman Catholic Clergy
What is urbanazation?
The Industrial Revolution changed
Who thought government powers should be divided among three branches?
Montesquieu
What is enlightened absolutism?
refers to the conduct and policies of European absolute monarchs during the 18th and 19th centuries who were influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment, espousing them to enhance their power.
What was the social contract?
quick summary: People hand over their rights and in exchange get law and order which is an absolute monarchy which is an agreement among individuals to create a society and a government. The overall view of democracy abolished all titles of nobility which means everyone was equal.
Who made up the third estate? (must have at least two)
-bourgeoisie
-city workers
-peasants
What were the three govvernment interventions?
- public health and sanatation
- trade unions
-child labor
Who put his faith in the general will of the people?
Rousseau
What is socialism?
a) a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole.
b) a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
a) a political and economic theory of social organization which advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whol
What were 2 scientific breakthroughs that happened during the Enlightenment Period?
-philosophy and reason when it comes to science
-Scientific Method
-Inductive Reasoning
-Rationalism
-Geocentric vs heliocentric systems, etc.
-Women’s Contributions toward Science
Why was the Continental System bad for Napoleon?
It backfired on him
What were some of the inventions during the Industrial Revolution? (Must have at least three)
The Telegraph
The Spinning Jenny
Pasteurization
Cotton Gin
Food Canning
Steam Engine
Sewing Machine
Phonograph
Telephone
Model T
Light Bulb
Interchangable Parts
The philosophe who used sarcasm to expose government abuse was?
Voltaire
What were two reasons of napoleans rise and fall?
Napoleonic Code
Crowned himself King
Napoleon an example of an event that is not cause-effect
Connection to the Enlightenment
Invasion of Russia
Waterloo
Exile to Elba and St. Helena
Nationalism
Continental System
Which book stated that only freely elected governments should impose control on people?
The Social Contract
Who drafted the Declaration of Rights of Man?
a) Abbé Sieyès, Marquis de Lafayette, and Thomas Jefferson
b) Queen Elizabeth and King George
c) Jacques Pierre Brissot and Georges Danton
a) Abbé Sieyès, Marquis de Lafayette, and Thomas Jefferson
What was one negative effect?
Living Conditions or Working Conditions
Who believed people in their natural state were good?
Rousseau
What do the christians believe about the Earth?
That the sun revolved around the Earth