Absolutism
Absolutism was what?
Where Monarchs held total rule over the government and society.
The Scientific Revolution began when?
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 idea that kings and queens received their power to rule from God.
Divine Right
Thinkers gained knowledge through what Instead of relying on tradition or religion?
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
This king expanded his nation through costly wars to increase power and prestige.
King Louis XIV of France
The idea of a Heliocentric model of the Solar System was introduced by whom?
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
This financial trouble weakened Spain in the 17th century.
A Bankrupt Government
Who proved the Heliocentric ideas and created the telescope to prove 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
Enlightened depots were what?
When a ruler attempted to modernize their rule by adopting Enlightenment Ideas while keeping absolute authority.
The church lost what because of the new ideas and discoveries?
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