The Scientific Revolution
The Enlightenment in Europe
The Enlightenment Part Deux
The American Revolution
French Revolution
100
a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
What is the Scientific Method?
100
Voltaire fought vigorously for these two freedoms.
What is freedom of speech and freedom of religion?
100
the enlightenment stressed the use of _________ to solve problems.
What is logic, reason, individuals.
100
This document, written by Thomas Jefferson, has become the cornerstone for emerging democracies.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
In France, about 97-98% of people belonged to this estate
What is the third estate?
200
Theory that the earth is the center of the universe.
What is geocentrism?
200
This English political philosopher challenged the status quo offered by other philosophers by suggesting that man was not inherently violent; but rather, could and often did act morally and justly. That everyone was born with rights
Who was John Locke?
200
Montesquie said that the best way to keep any individual or group from gaining too much powers was to
What is separate the power into 3 branches?
200
The American colonists accused the British government of this" _______________ without _______________".
What is taxation without representation.
200
In the 1770's and 80's due to the extravagent spending of these French monarchs, the French government sank deeply into debt
Who were Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
300
Nicolas Copernicus promoted this theory which posits that the sun is, in fact, the center of our universe.
What is heliocentrism?
300
These were the French critics of the Enlightenment, most notably Voltaire.
Who were the philosophes?
300
Beccarria argued that this should be outlawed?
What is the death penalty?
300
This was the original plan of government following independence.
What were the Articles of Confederation?
300
Louis' solution to France's financial problem was to tax the nobility, he was forced to call a meeting of the ___________ before he could do so.
What was the estates-general?
400
The Italian astronomer who challenged the Catholic Church by advocating and building on the theories of Copernicus.
What was Galileo?
400
The Italian philosophe who argued passionately for prison reform.
Who was Cesare Beccaria?
400
Locke said that when government failed to protect ______ the people could ________.
What is natural rights? overthrow it?
400
This earlier conflict led to the destruction of the relationship between the colonists and the british.
What is the french and indian war
400
On july 14 1789 a French mob stormed this building making the date a symbol of the French Revolution
What is the Bastille?
500
Before the 1500's and the scientific revolution these were the final authorities with regard to most knowledge (3).
What was the Bible, Absolute Monarchs, and Greek and Roman thinkers?
500
She wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women in which was argued that women's education should be on the same par as men's.
Who was Mary Wollstonecraft?
500
Thomas Hobbes said that people were naturally _________ and needed this type of government?
What is selfish, cruel, wicked? monarchy
500
The founding fathers in america feared a concentration of power so they set up this type of a system in which one branch can stop the actions of another branch? They also established this system in which power is divided between national and state governments.
What is a federal system, checks and balances
500
the 3rd estate was divided into these 3 groups?
What is bourgeoise, workers, and peasants?
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