Enlightenment
Rights that belong to all humans from birth (life, liberty, property) are called what?
natural rights
Before the French Revolution what form of government was in power?
Absolute Monarchy
the movement of the people to cities
urbanization
The domination by one country of the political, economic, cultural life of another country or region
Imperialism
A former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
Prussia
Which Enlightenment philosopher felt that people needed an absolute monarch to maintain order?
Thomas Hobbes
The Tennis Court Oath is where which estate declared themselves to be the National Assembly?
3rd Estate
he improved the steam engine in the late 1700's
James Watt
Explorer and Missionary who opened up the interior of Africa and increased European interest in the region.
David Livingstone
38 independent German states
German Confederation
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that all people had natural rights and that the power of government should be with the people?
John Locke
The guillotine was the tool of execution during a time known as..?
Reign of Terror
The first factories developed in what industry?
Textiles
14 nations met here to "set rules" for colonizing Africa
Berlin Conference
Germany's chancellor. He was successful in unifying Germany. He wanted to make sure he est. alliances to keep the peace in Europe, so he started making alliances w/ other countries, which led to war.
Otto Von Bismark
Which city was known as the center of Enlightenment?
Paris, France
Bastille Day is known as the turning point of the revolution because?
A mob raided a prison
The putting out system was a method of
producing cloth in individual homes
Europeans believed in an idea called _____________ that argued that Whites were the most evolved and superior race
Social Darwinism/White Man's Burden
(1870 - 1871) Was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. The complete Prussian and German victory brought about the final unification of Germany under King Wilhelm I of Prussia.
Franco-Prussian War
Which best describes this list of documents? Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, United States Constitution
Influenced by the Enlightenment
What was the slogan of the French Revolution?
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Which of the following was a long term result of the Industrial Revolution
a general rise in the standard of living
What was the name of the tribe that resisted Imperialism in South Africa for more than 50 years, and who was their leader?
Ethiopia/Menelik II
Italian nationalists looked for leadership from this kingdom. it was the largest and most powerful of the Italian states.
Piedmont-Sardinia