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Other Empires Around the World
Types of Government
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What are two things that led to France’s economic issues leading into the French Revolution?
Various expensive wars
The King and Queen's mismanagement of money
Taxation system that only taxed the poor
100
The First French Empire
100
What is a group of countries or a region controlled by one country/leader?
Empire
100
Which Muslim Empire located in present day Turkey was tolerant of other religions, but required non-Muslims to pay a small tax.
Ottoman Empire
100
What type of government has a leader who takes power in unlawful ways and has complete control?
Dictatorship
200
How or to whom does power shift within a monarchy?
Family Lineage
200
List three ways governments maintain order and control
Controlling: religion, laws, military, media, police, etc.
200
What was the list of rights the people thought everyone should have (natural rights) and the government should protect in France called?
Declaration of the Rights of Man
200
Which Muslim Empire located in present day Iran, was extremely strict in converting all people to Islam?
Safavid Empire
200
What does France and other nations constantly creating new governments and them failing tell us about creating a government?
It is really hard!
300
What theory from the previous unit helps explain the reasoning for revolution.
Social Contract Theory
300
What event marks the start of the French Revolution?
The storming of the Bastille (peasant revolt)
300
What was the significance of the Abolition of Feudalism?
Creating more equality amongst the lower and higher classes.
300
Which Muslim Empire located in present day India had complete religious tolerance?
Mughal Empire
300
What kind of government has the people vote.
Democracy
400
How did Napoleon help resolve the economic problems of France under the First French Empire?
He conquered outside territories and nations to funnel their wealth back to France.
400
How did the Enlightenment influence the French Revolution?
People wanted equality
Ideas of democracy
Individual Freedoms and Rights
400
What was the name of the era of extreme de-Christianization and destruction of church property and symbols in France?
Reign of Terror
400
Why was the Haitian Revolution significant?
It led to the liberation of all slaves in Haiti and inspired slaves revolts in other parts of the Americas
400
What is the difference between an Absolute Monarchy and a Constitutional Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy = King and Queen have unlimited power
Constitutional Monarchy = King and Queen rule with a set of rules
500
List the 6 causes of the French Revolution
- Economic mismanagement
- King Louis XVI political mismanagement
- Crippling national debt
- Agricultural failures
- Enlightenment Ideals
- Social & Economic Inequality
500
Who led the revolutionary movements in France?
The peasants (3rd Estate)
500
List two things that inspired the Latin American Revolutions
- American Revolution
- French Revolution
- Enlightenment
- Napoleon
500
What is the main reasons Latin American Nations were so dependent on outside colonizers (such as France or Spain)
They had been depleted of resources for so long
500
What type of government uses a constitution or social contract to govern? Usually though representatives.
Republic