Scientific Revolution
Known as the father of modern physics, this scientist formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
Who is Isaac Newton?
This form of government allows the people to make all decisions directly to ensure what the majority wants, the majority gets.
What is a Direct Democracy
This device was more humane and efficient for executions during the French Revolution, notably during the Reign of Terror.
What is the guillotine?
The height of Napoleon
What is 5'6.
What is above average height.
This term refers to the offspring of a European man and Indigenous women.
Who are Mestizos?
This Italian scientist and inventor was one of the first to use a telescope to study the heavens, and his discoveries challenged the geocentric model of the universe.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This English philosopher believed people are born with Natural Rights. The Government should not restrict them but protect these rights
Who is John Locke?
The wife of Louis XVI, who was also executed during the Revolution, was known for her extravagant spending and was often criticized as "Let them eat cake."
Who is Marie Antoinette?
Napoleon’s failed invasion of this country in 1812 ended in disaster, largely due to the harsh winter and scorched-earth tactics
What is Russia?
This term refers to the offspring of a European man and African women
Who are Mulattos?
This astronomer and mathematician discovered the three laws of planetary motion, which describe how planets orbit the Sun in elliptical paths.
Who is Johannes Kepler
This French philosopher once said "I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
Who is Voltaire?
This man was a radical leader. he led the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
After his first abdication in 1814, Napoleon was exiled to this island in the Mediterranean, where he briefly escaped in 1815.
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This revolution was led by Toussaint L'Ouverture and was the first independent nation in Latin America.
What is the Haitian Revolution
The development of this method of investigation, based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning, became the cornerstone of modern science.
What is the scientific method?
The U.S. Constitution was heavily influenced by Enlightenment thought, particularly the ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances, most notably advocated by this French philosopher.
Who is Montesquieu?
This oath, taken by members of the Third Estate in 1789, promised to continue meeting until a new constitution was established.
What is the Tennis Court Oath
Napoleon’s final exile took place on this remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean, where he spent the remaining years of his life.
What is Saint Helena?
Argentine general. He is most famous for his role in the liberation of Argentina, Chile, and Peru from Spanish colonial rule and is often referred to as one of the founding fathers of the nations of South America.
Who is San Martín?
This revolutionary concept, proposed by Copernicus, suggests that the Earth revolves around the Sun, challenging the previously accepted belief that the Earth was the center of the universe.
What is the heliocentric theory?
Italian philosopher argued that people accused of crimes should be given a fair & speedy trial and that capital punishment & torture should be abolished
Who is Cesare Beccaria?
This event, which occurred on July 14, 1789, marked the start of the French Revolution and symbolized the end of absolute monarchy.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This European political meeting, held from 1814 to 1815, aimed to restore the old monarchies and redraw Europe’s borders after Napoleon's defeat.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
He is known as "El Libertador" for his leadership in the independence movements of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. He dreamt of unifying South America.
Who is Simon Bolivar