Absolutism
What was Aboslutism?
Where Monarchs held total rule over the government and society.
When did the Scientific Revolution begin?
The 18th centry
What was the Enlightenment based on?
Reason, Logic, and natural Laws
Why were 3rd estates suffering?
What are the colors of in the flag of France?
Red, White, and Blue.
The belief that Kings and Queens reviced their authority from God.
Divine Right
Instead of relying on tradition or religion, thinkers gained knowledge through?
Observation and experimentation.
Who believed every person was born with natural rights?
John Locke
What was the prison being stormed as a form of revolution?
Bastille
What is the first color of the Rainbow?
Red
What king expanded his nation through costly wars to increase power and prestige?
King Louis XIV of France
Nicholaus Copernicus
What were those natural rights?
Life, liberty, and Property
What was the period of guillotine executions, and who was the leader?
Reign of Terror, Robespierre.
Why do people wear glasses?
Bad Vision/Blind
What financial trouble weakened the state in Spain in the 17th century?
A Bankrupt Government
Who created the telescope and proved the Heliocentric ideas with it?
Galileo Galilei
Who defended freedom of speech and religion?
Napoleon Bonaparte created what code?
Napoleonic Code.
Why do people have favorite colors?
Color pretty
What were Enlightened depots?
When a ruler attempted to modernize their rule by adopting Enlightenment Ideas while keeping absolute authority.
Because of the new ideas and discoveries, the church lost what?
Much of its influence and power.
What was Diderot's Encyclopedia?
A book that challenges church authority and promotes reason.
What was the only battle Napoleon lost?
Battle of Trafalgar
Is Jeopardy the best?
Yes