World in 1750
This European country was ruled by Louis XIV in 1750 and was known for its absolute monarchy.
France
Who said people had the right to "Life, Liberty, and Property"?
John Locke
This social class made up the vast majority of France's population and paid many of the country's taxes before the revolution.
Third Estate
After the French Revolution, Napoleon rose to power during a period of political instability. What type of military government takeover did he lead in 1799?
Coup de' Tat
This South American revolutionary leader helped Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia gain independence from Spanish rule. Known as "The Liberator"
Simon Bolivar
This powerful empire controlled much of the Middle East, North Africa, and southeastern Europe in 1750.
Ottoman Empire
This Enlightenment thinker wrote The Social Contract and argued that government should reflect the general will of the people.
Jean-Jacque Rousseau
What was the name of the prison stormed by angry Parisians on July 14, 1789, which became a symbol of the French Revolution?
The Bastille
This set of laws established equality before the law for men and protected property rights, while limiting some individual freedoms.
Napoleonic Code
This former enslaved man led a successful revolution in Saint-Domingue that helped bring an end to French colonial rule and slavery.
Toussaint L'Ouverture
This Japanese military government maintained order by controlling the daimyo and limiting foreign influence.
Tokugawa Shogunate
What did Baron de Montesqieu write that a government should have in order to prevent too much power going to one person?
Three Branches
or
Separation of Powers (Checks & Balances)
What document, written in 1789, declared that men were born free and equal in rights?
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Napoleon tried to weaken Great Britain economically by preventing European countries from trading with it. What was this policy called?
Continental System
The American and French Revolutions inspired Latin American revolutions by spreading these ideas about individual rights and political power.
What are Enlightenment ideas, such as liberty, equality, natural rights.
This Chinese dynasty ruled China in 1750 under emperors such as Qianlong.
Qing Dynasty
Enlightenment thinkers challenged this type of government, in which a monarch claimed unlimited power, often justified by divine right.
Absolute Monarchy
What was the period of the French Revolution called when thousands of people were executed by guillotine under the leadership of Maximilien Robespierre?
Reign of Terror
After Napoleon's defeat in 1815, what meeting of European leaders was held to restore monarchies, redraw European boundaries, and maintain a balance of power?
Congress of Vienna
What was the name of the French colony that became the independent nation of Haiti following a successful slave revolt?
Saint-Domingue (became Haiti in 1804)
In 1750, the Ottoman, Mughal, and Qing Empires controlled large territories with diverse ethnic and religious populations. Identify one challenge these empires faced in governing their territories and explain why it was difficult to overcome.
Maintaining control over a large area of land.
What is the term for a ruler who maintained absolute power but adopted some Enlightenment ideas to reform their country?
Enlightened Despot
List three causes of the French Revolution
King Louis was a weak ruler
Unequal tax burden for third estate
Poor harvest/starving peasants
Lavish lifestyle of Marie Antoinette
This 1815 battle marked Napoleon's final defeat and ended his rule as emperor.
Battle of Waterloo
How did Napoleon’s invasion of Spain in 1808 help Latin American countries fight for independence?
Napoleon weakened Spain by taking control of its king, giving Latin American revolutionaries an opportunity to rebel and fight for independence.