The Enlightenment
French Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Nationalism / Imperialism
Vocabulary
100
Divine Right is the belief that a ruler gains his/her power from who?
God
100
How many Estates made up the social hierarchy of France prior to the French Revolution?
3
100
This revolution introduced new inventions and technologies that paved the way for the Industrial Revolution to happen.
Scientific Revolution
100
What does this image depict?
The Scramble for Africa
100
The movement of people from rural areas to cities and towns.
Urbanization
200
This form of government was most common prior to the Enlightenment period.
Absolute Monarchy
200
Known for his "Reign of Terror"
Maximillien Robespierre
200
The invention of this machine allowed factories to be built away from a water source.
Steam engine
200
This poem by Rudyard Kipling was used to encourage countries, specifically America, to embrace Imperialism.
The White Man's Burden
200
The practice of growing a series of different types of crops in the same area across a sequence of growing seasons to preserve soil fertility.
Crop rotation
300
Certain thinkers, such as John Locke, believed pushed the idea that all men were created __________.
Equal
300
Known as the last king of France.
King Louis XVI
300
This hand-powered machine allowed for wool and cotton to be spun at higher speeds.
Spinning Jenny
300
This man is credited as being the person to unify Germany
Otto von Bismarck
300
The act of expanding a country's influence through political or military means.
Imperialism
400
This concept shared that no one person should have all the power, and that it should be distributed between multiple people or branches.
Separation of power / checks and balances
400
He crowned himself as Emperor of France
Napoleon Bonaparte
400
What were the 2 main things that labor unions fought for?
Better working conditions, higher wages
400
Which two countries were created through Nationalist movements?
Italy, Germany
400
an economic and political theory that advocated the elimination of private property and the common sharing of all resources among a group of people.
Communism
500
Who was responsible for establishing three laws of motion as well as the law of gravitation?
Sir Isaac Newton
500
This oath was taken by the National Assembly, vowing that they would not leave until the government of France adopted a new constitution.
Tennis Court Oath
500
What are the four main reasons why Britain led in the Industrial Revolution? (Hint: A, C, N, P)
Agricultural Revolution, Capital, Natural Resources, Population boom
500
This was the meeting that was held which determined the new borders and Imperial/Colonial influences in Africa
The Berlin Conference
500
Otherwise known as "survival of the fittest"
Social Darwinism