Absolutism
What is Absolutism?
A political system in which one ruler, such as a monarch or dictator, has complete control and unlimited authority.
What was promoted during the scientific revolution?
Knowledge through observation and experimentation.
Enlightenment definition?
Intellectual movement promoting reason, logic, and natural laws.
Reasons for the revolution?
Debt & heavy taxation
All Spice Girls names?
Ginger spice, Baby spice, Sporty spice, Posh spice, and Scary spice
How did monarchs attempt to modernize?
Enlightenment ideas
Who introduced the heliocentric model?
Nicolaus Copernicus
What did the Enlightenment result in within the church?
Rise of liberal theology and criticism of the church.
1789 occurred out of fear of a royal attack.
Storming of Bastille
King Henry VIII wives? IN ORDER!!!!
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr
Divine Right definition and example of it?
The belief that kings/queens received their authority and power directly from god and therefore their power could not be questioned.
EX: A child is born into royalty, and therefore it is decided that god has givin him authority.
What is the heliocentric model?
An astronomical system in which the Sun was placed in the center instead of the Earth, proposing that planets revolved around the sun.
John Locke's beliefs?
All people are born with natural rights
Approximately how many executions occurred during the French Revolution?
~17,000
Amorphophallus titanum?
It's a corpse flower dummy
King Louis XIV's nickname, and the reasoning for it?
The Sun King. He believed that, like the sun, he was the center of France and gave life and warmth to those around him.
What astronomical tool did Galileo use to prove the heliocentric model?
A telescope.
Voltaire's beliefs?
Freedom of speech and religion.
1799 Ruler?
Napoleon Bonaparte
How many members are in Black Eyed Peas?
Including former members, 12
Two Absolute monarchs?
King Louis XIV, Maria Theresa, Elizabeth 1, etc.
Two people besides Copernicus and Galileo who influenced the scientific revolution?
Johannes Kepler and Issac Newton
Thomas Hobbes' beliefs?
Social contract between rulers and the governed.
What code did Napoleon impose, and what did it enforce?
Napoleonic Code: promoted fair taxation and equality.
Perfect score in Pac-Man?
3,333,360 points