Scientific Revolution
This scientist used Copernicus' heliocentric theory to prove that planets move in an elliptical orbit
Who is Johannes Kepler?
This Enlightenment philosopher favored ideas like freedom of religion and freedom of speech
Who is Voltaire?
This absolutist monarch declared, "I am the state," believed in Divine Right, and built the palace in Versailles, France.
Who is Louis XIV?
This document written by the French National Assembly outlined the rights and freedoms of French citizens and influenced people around the world
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
The Mongol Empire facilitated and expanded trade, leading to a cultural exchange along this major trade route
What is the Silk Road?
This scientist proposed the Theory of Gravity during the Scientific Revolution
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
These are rights which all people are born with, and include life, liberty, and property
What are natural rights?
This absolutist monarch accumulated power so that he could modernize Russia by adopting Western technology and customs
Who is Peter the Great?
This person was the author of the Declaration of Independence, and was influenced by the ideas of John Locke
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This important invention by Johannes Gutenberg led to the production of more books and spread of knowledge across Europe
What is the printing press?
This theory proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus stated that planets revolve around the sun
What is the heliocentric theory?
This philosopher believed in the idea of separation of powers, dividing the powers of government so no part became too powerful
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
This type of government is where a single king or queen holds all the powers of the state, with no one to check their power
What is absolutism?
This was a British law that put a tax on papers and documents in American colonies that led to many American colonists to demand representation in the British parliament
What is the Stamp Act?
This part of the world included the Americas and lost millions of Native lives as a result of European diseases introduced by the Columbian Exchange
What is the New World?
This movement questioned the authority of traditional authorities like the Catholic Church and helped lead to the Scientific Revolution
What is the Reformation?
Who is John Locke?
This is the idea that God has chosen or given their approval to the leader of a country to rule
What is Divine Right?
Revolutions in Haiti and Latin America were influenced by revolutions in these two countries
What are France and America?
This was the name of trade of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean and led to decreased populations of men and women in African societies
What is the Transatlantic Slave Trade?
The Scientific Revolution encouraged questioning traditional views and helped lead to this movement which encouraged new ways to think about society and government
What is the Enlightenment?
This is the idea that citizens give up some freedoms to the government in return for protection
What is the social contract theory?
This country removed their absolute monarchy and established a constitutional monarchy with limited powers following the Glorious Revolution
What is England?
The US Constitution reflects this Enlightenment idea by dividing the government of the US into legislative, executive, and judicial branches
What is separation of powers?
Knowledge from this ancient civilization inspired advances in medicine, science, and mathematics during the European Renaissance
What is Greece?