People
Who was Galileo Galilei?
Life, liberty, and property
What are Natural Rights?
How Napoleon rose to power
What is a military coup? (coup d'etat)
The event that marked the beginning of the French Revolution
What was the storming of the Batille?
a radical political group that advocated for republicanism and played a significant role during the Revolution, particularly in the Reign of Terror
Who were the Jacobins?
The man who proposed the heliocentric universe concept
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus
Individuals must give up some of their freedoms in exchange for protection and the collective good, but the government must always serve the will of the people
What is a Social contract?
The year Napoleon became emperor
What is 1804?
The clergy and the monarchy
What was the first estate?
The group that met the resolve France's economic crisis
What was the Estates General?
The author of Principia Mathematica
Who was Isaac Newton?
Adam Smith's book on modern economy
What was The Wealth of Nations?
A comprehensive system of laws that reformed the legal system in France and influenced many other legal systems around the world
What was the Napoleonic code?
What are feudal priveleges?
Declared the rights of citizens during the French Revolution, emphasizing liberty, equality, and fraternity
What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
Developer of the scientific method
Who was Francis Bacon?
Government divided into branches
What is separation of powers?
The battle that marked the fall of Napoleon
What was the Battle of Waterloo?
When fish women took a long walk
What was the Women's march on Versailles?
A period of intense political purges and executions during the French Revolution, led by the Committee of Public Safety and its leader Maximilien Robespierre
What was the reign of Terror?
Advocate for women's education
Who was Mary Wollestonecraft?
Two major events that were influenced by the enlightenment
What were the French and American revolutions?
A blockade designed to weaken Britain's economy by preventing British goods from entering Europe
What was the continental system?
The end of the Reign of Terror
What was the execution of Robepierre?
Earth centered universe
What is geocentric?