According to John Locke, Life, Liberty and Property were considered what?
What is natural rights.
100
Which was the largest group within the Third Estate?
Who are the Peasants.
100
Napoleon was crowned emperor in this cathedral in Paris.
What is Notre Dame.
100
The indepedence movement in Latin America was spread mostly by this group.
What is Creoles.
200
The attraction that draws all objects toward each other.
What is gravity.
200
What was the other name for the Enlightenment?
What is the Age of Reason.
200
Which group within the Third Estate, tended to be well-educated, and believed strongly in the Enlightenment ideas of liberty and equality?
What is the Bourgeoisie.
200
What was Napoleon's title when he basically became dictator of France?
What is First Consul.
200
This term was used in the Latin American colonies to describe people living in Latin America but who were born in Spain.
What is Peninsulares.
300
After studying planetary movements for many years, this astronomer reasoned that stars and planets revolved around the sun, an idea that became known as the heliocentric theory.
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus.
300
In his work Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes argued that people had to hand over their rights to a strong leader. This agreement was called:
What is Social Contract.
300
In response to the economic crisis in France, this meeting rose to a point of conflict over how the members should vote.
What is the Estates-General.
300
This a sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons in positions of authority or military.
What is coup d'etat.
300
He was a priest who issued the Grito de Delores, a call for a peasant rebellion in Mexico.
Who is Padre Miguel Hidalgo.
400
This English politician believed science would improve peoples lives ; he urged scientists to experiment and then draw conclusions.
Who is Francis Bacon.
400
Who said, " I do not agree with a word you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it?"
Who is Voltaire.
400
This French congress was established by representatives of the Third Estate on June 17th 1789, to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people.
What is the National Assembly.
400
This was Napoleon's trade policy of preventing trade between Great Britain and continential Europe, intended to destroy Great Britain's economy.
What is the Continential System.
400
This Latin American Revolutionary was also known as the Libertador.
Who is Simon Bolivar.
500
This scientist argued for the need to reject old assumptions and teachings, and he relied on mathematics and logical reasoning more than experimentation to explain the natural world.
Who is Rene Descartes.
500
In his famous book, On the Spirit of the Laws, this philosopher proposed that separation of powers in government would keep any individual or group from gaining total control of a government.
Who is Montesquieu.
500
The execution of the French Jacobin leader, Robespierre ended what period during the French Revolution?
What is the Reign of Terror.
500
The brief period during 1815 when Napoleon made his last bid for power, deposing the French king and becoming emperor of France for the second time.
What is The Hundred Days.
500
During the Mexican Revolution, this former cowboy was immensely popular in northern Mexico because of his reputation for being a Robin Hood.