Age of Exploration
Absolutism
Scientific Rev.
Enlightenment
French Rev.
BONUS - Double Jeopardy
100
What were the 3 motives for the Age of Exploration?
GLORY
GOD
GOLD
100
What TWO religions were at the center of conflict in Europe during this time period?
Catholics
Protestants
100
Where did the Scientific Revolution take place? (even though it impacted the entire world)
Europe
100
what is the Enlightenment?
Time period characterized by reason, hope, progress, natural law - moving towards "ideal" society
100
What is a coup d'etat?
Who participated in one in France?
Coup = sudden overthrow of government
Napoleon Bonaparte
100
What did Parliament pass in England, limiting the rule of King Charles I?
Petition of Right
200
The exchange of plants, animals, culture, people, technology, diseases, and ideas between the New World and the Old World
Columbian Exchange
200
1598 France: created stating Catholicism was the official religion and gave religious tolerance to others.
Edict of Nantes
200
Name 2 important people from this time period (can be last name only)
Possible responses: Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Galilei, Harvey, Boyle, Bacon, Cavendish, Lavoisier, Pascal, Vesalius, Descartes
200
The period of the Enlightenment is also called:
The Age of Reason
200
How many Estates existed in France?
Who is part of each one?
3:
First = clergy
Second = nobles
Third = everyone else (peasants, workers, bourgeoisie)
200
Explain the difference between Absolutism and Divine Right of Kings
Absolutism: ruler holds total power
Divine Right of Kings: belief that king gets his power from God
300
Name 3 countries that competed in the Age of Exploration
Possible answers: Portugal, Spain, France, England, Italy
300
What was the Glorious Revolution?
England: The overthrow of the king established after Cromwell by Mary and William (king's daughter & son-in-law).
300
What is the geocentric theory?
The planets, sun, and moon all revolve around Earth
300
3-4 natural rights that humans are born with (according to philosophers):
Life
Liberty
Property
Pursuit of Happiness
300
What was the most significant cause of the French Revolution?
Inequality in society
High taxes on poorest members of society
Lack of voice
300
The most IMPACTful invention of the Scientific Revolution and why?
The printing press because it allowed information to be spread and manufactured to people, more efficiently.
400
Name 2 examples of technology used to increase sea exploration
Possible answers: astrolabe, magnetic compass, maps, caravels, sextant
400
Name 2 issues that Europe faced in the 1600s:
Declining economies
Social tensions (witchcraft)
Decline in populations
Religious conflicts
400
What is the heliocentric theory and WHO is responsible for coming up with it?
Heliocentric: planets revolve around the Sun
Nicolaus Copernicus
400
Name 2 conflicts that the Enlightenment inspired:
American Revolution
French Revolution
400
What political party was in charge of the Reign of Terror? Who was the leader of that party?
Jacobins
Maximilien Robespierre
400
Name one Enlightenment philosopher whose ideas impact us today, and describe what that idea is:
Possible answers: John Locke - natural rights, representative government
Montesquieu - separation of powers, checks and balances in government
Voltaire - freedom of speech, religious tolerance
Rousseau - social contract
Wollstonecraft - women's rights / equality
500
Name two negative consequences of European exploration on indigenous populations
Death, loss of land, loss of wealth, disease, loss of culture, enslavement
500
What idea came about at the end of the 30 Years War, and what is its meaning?
National Sovereignty: each country has the right to rule itself without foreign interference
500
What scientist used mathematics to prove Copernicus was correct?
Johannes Kepler
500
Name three Enlightenment philosophers:
Possible answers: Montesquieu, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, Voltaire, Diderot, Jefferson
500
What was the meeting that was held after Napoleon's final exile?
What was the meeting's purpose?
Congress of Vienna
Restore the "old" order in Europe (restore monarchies, balance powers, punish France)
500
Name THREE of Henry VIII's wives (full names)
Possible responses:
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Katherine Parr
600
Name ONE thing that was exchanged in each part of the Triangle (1 going from Europe to Africa, 1going from Africa to the Americas, and 1 going from the Americas to Europe) 
Europe to Africa: cloth, guns, copper, and glassware (manufactured goods)
Africa to Americas: Enslaved people
Americas to Europe: sugar, molasses, cotton, chocolate, tobacco, and coffee (raw materials)
600
Explain the cause of the English Civil War, and who fought on each side.
Escalating conflict between the King and Parliament, including Charles I trying to arrest leaders of Parliament. Fought by supporters of the King and supporters of Parliament.
600
Describe ONE of Galileo's discoveries / contributions:
Possible answers: mountains on Earth's moon, Jupiter has moons, Sun has sunspots, planets and stars are made out of matter (just like Earth)
600
Describe TWO ideas or concepts that arose during the Enlightenment period:
Possible answers: social contract, separation of powers, deism, tabula rasa (blank slate), checks and balances in government, religious tolerance, laissez-faire (gov. leave economy alone), women's equal rights
600
List 2 rights mentioned in the Declaration of Rights of Men and Citizen.
Who was excluded from this document?
Possible answers: Right to life, freedom of speech, freedom of opinion, equality before law, Right to participate in lawmaking, Right to education
Women excluded
600
Place these events in order: Napoleon's coup, Reign of Terror, exile to Elba, Congress of Vienna, Storming of Bastille, Louis 16's execution, Declaration of the Rights of Man, Directory in charge, Estates-General, failed Russian invasion
1. Estates-General
2. Storming of the Bastille
3. Declaration of the Rights of Man
4. Louis 16 executed
5. Reign of Terror
6. Directory
7. Napoleon's coup
8. Failed Russian invasion
9. Exile to Elba
10. Congress of Vienna