Absolutism
For many centuries, many European nations believed that stability came from what?
Absolute rule
What is the Scientific Revolution?
A period when Europeans began to challenge long held beliefs about the universe and humanity's place in it.
What is Enlightenment
A movement based on reason, logic, and natural laws.
What caused the French Revolution?
Debt and heavy taxation on peasants, in clouding social inequality.
WHO KEEPS SAYING IM EVIL??
Jordyn
What system was justified through the belief that kings and queens received their authority directly from God?
Divine Right
Who introduced the heliocentric model?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Enlightenment thinkers argued that human behavior and government should be _________ or __________.
reason or rational principles.
Peasants and revolutionaries viewed what as a symbolic act against royal tyranny?
Storming of the Bastille.
Who died in the Shakespeare competition?
ME
Which ruler of France embodied this belief?
King Louis XIV
Thinkers promoted knowledge through _____ and ______.
Observation and experimentation
Who believed that all people were born with natural rights?
John Locke
What was the Region of Terror?
A series of guillotine executions for those who were suspected enemies of the revolution.
Who is better? Real or chibi Napoleon?
What type of government weakened Spain?
Bankrupt government
Who supported the idea that the earth revolved around the sun?
Galileo Galilei
What did Voltaire strongly defend?
Freedom of speech and religion.
Who led the revolution?
Robespierre
What is the limbic system?
A small part of your brain that is responsible for many of our emotions, like fear, anger, depression, and anxiety.
Some monarchs later attempted to modernize their rule by adopting _______ while keeping absolute authority, becoming what is known as today _____.
Enlightenment ideas and enlightened despots.
What discoveries caused many Europeans to question religious authority?
Scientific discoveries
What book challenged Church authority and promoted reason?
Diderot's Encyclopedia
Napoleon Bonaparte established reforms in the government through what?
Napoleonic Code
WHO KEEPS GETTING WEIRD MESSAGES ON DISCORD AND INSTA?
JORDYN