Renais-
sance/Enlight
enment
sance/Enlight
enment
What was the Renaissance?
Rebirth of greek and roman culture
Who was the scientific revolution questioning?
Classical thinkers/the Bible
What was the cause of the american revolution?
taxes
What was the cause of the french revolution?
Debt, taxes, hunger
What group had the highest population in Saint Domingue before the revolution?
Slaves
What was the Golden Age?
A time where Islamic math and science was taking off
What is Heliocentric?
Sun is the center of the solar system
Who did Colonists want independence from?
britain
What document hoped to give rights and spread equality to women?
Declaration of rights of women and citizens
What was the main export out of Saint Domingue
Sugar
What was a main focus or topic of the Renaissance?
Religion
Geocentric
What revolutions were influenced by the Enlightenment and the American Revolution
French and Haitian
What is an absolute monarchy?
a queen or king have complete control
What did voltaire want to happen with government?
separation of church and state
what did Montesquie want to happen with government?
three branches
What is the scientific method?
a technique used in the construction and testing of a scientific hypothesis.
Why do we have a separation of powers?
to keep one branch from becoming too powerful
Who was took over as first consul/emperor of France after the revolution?
Napoleon Bonaparte
What was the name of the General who helped Haiti gain its independence?
Touissant Louveture
What did Hobbes think was the job of the government?
To control people who are inherently bad and keep the rest safe.
What theory did Nasir-al Din al-Tusi help prove?
heliocentric
What is the most important founding document in US history
Constitution
What was the reign of Terror?
time of chaos when there were a lot of beheadings
What year did Haiti gain its independence officially?
1804