Absolutism
What is absolutism?
When monarchs held total control over government and society.
How did thinkers promote knowledge?
Through observation and experimentation.
Who believed that people were born with natural rights?
John Locke
What created great debt towards the monarchy?
Debt and heavy taxation combined with social inequity.
Where was I born?
Ohio
What is divine right
What is divine right
The belief that kings and queens received their authority directly from God and therefore could not be questioned.
Who introduced the heliocentric model?
Nicolaus Copernicus
What do natural rights include?
Life, Liberty, and Property
What was the reign of terror?
A series of guillotine executions
When is my birthday?
June 23, 20010
Who embodied the belief of divine right?
Louis XIV of France
What did the heliocentric model argue?
That the earth revolved around the sun.
What is enlightenment?
An intellectual movement centered on reason, logic, and natural laws.
Who led the revolution?
Robespierre
What is my middle name?
Leigh
How did they expand their nations?
Costly Wars
Whose telescope provided evidence that contradicted the church-supported geocentric model?
Galileo Galilei
Who strongly defended Freedom of speech and religion?
Voltaire
Who spread revolutionary principles across Europe through military conquest?
Napoleon Bonaparte
How many siblings do I have?
5
How did monarchs attempt to modernize their rule.
What was the Scientific Revolution?
Who described the government as a social contract?
Thomas Hobbes
What did Napoleonic code promote?
equality and fair taxation
What states have I lived in?
Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arizona