Absolute Monarchy
A monarch's power to rule comes directly from God, not from the people is called....
What is Divine Right?
He propose separation of powers between different groups, into legislative, executive and judicial, so one person does not hold all the powers. Who am I?
Who is Baron de Montesquieu?
This social class, which included peasants, artisans, and the bourgeoisie, made up about 97% of France’s population before the Revolution.
The Third Estate
This country was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
What is Great Britain?
This European country controlled the largest colonial empire in Africa during the Age of Imperialism.
What is France?
The most famous absolute monarch, known for his fancy lifestyle, ruling France for 80 years.
Who is Louis XIV?
He believes when people elect their representatives, they sign a social contract with the government which must be respected by the rulers. Who am I?
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
This event on July 14, 1789, is considered the symbolic start of the French Revolution.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This invention by James Watt improved efficiency and powered factories, trains, and ships.
What is the steam engine?
This conference (1884–1885) set rules for European powers to divide Africa without regard for African peoples.
What is the Berlin Conference?
The political system in which the king or queen holds the executive, legislative and judicial powers.
What is Absolute Monarchy / Absolutism?
He argues that the church and government should be separate, so the government does not favor one or the other religion. Who am I?
Who is Voltaire?
This document, inspired by Enlightenment ideas, declared that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights."
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
This economic system, based on private ownership and profit, grew rapidly during the Industrial Revolution.
What is capitalism?
This North African country became a British protectorate after the British took control of the Suez Canal in 1882.
What is Egypt?
During this revolution in England, the monarch had to share the power with the Parliament.
What is the Glorious Revolution?
He argues that each human being has three natural rights, liberty, property and life, and the purpose of the government is to protect these rights. Who am I?
Whi is John Locke?
He led the Reign of Terror and was eventually executed by guillotine in 1794.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
This system was a manufacturing method characterized by the centralization of production in large facilities where workers operate machines.
What is the Factory System?
This brutal Belgian king exploited the Congo for rubber and ivory, leading to millions of deaths.
Who is King Leopold II?
This enormous royal residence was the symbol of the powerful French absolute monarchy.
What is the Palace of Versailles?
He argues that people are evil by nature and the purpose of the government is to protect them from themselves.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
This governing body replaced the monarchy after King Louis XVI was executed and later paved the way for Napoleon's rise.
What is the National Convention?
This movement during the Agricultural Revolution fenced off common lands, forcing many peasants to move to cities and work in factories.
What is the Enclosure Movement?
This African country, led by Emperor Menelik II, successfully resisted Italian colonization by defeating Italian forces, and remained independent during the Age of Imperialism.
What is Ethiopia?