Random Historical Facts
How many colonies were their prior to the USA?
13
What was Divine Right?
The belief that a monarch (king or queen) had been chosen by God to rule.
The Glorious Revolution occurred in this country;
England
What was the theory that placed the sun at the center of the universe, and who came up with it?
heliocentric theory, Copernicus
What were the Enligtenment thinkers referred to as in France, and were THREE of their names?
philosophes
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Voltaire
Rousseau
Montesquieu
Wolstonecraft
Emilie du Chatelet
Denis Diderot
What year did Columbus "sail the ocean blue"?
1492
What did Absolute Monarch do?
They ruled absolutely--using absolutism as a policy where they did whatever they wanted, and no one could check their power.
What were TWO things the English Bill of Rights guaranteed?
-Parliament's laws could not be suspended.
-Taxes could not be levied without a special permission from Parliament
-Freedom of Speech could not be interfered with
-Citizens could not be penalized for petitioning grievances against the king
What was the geocentric theory?
earth was the center of the universe
This man developed the idea of separation of powers, or branches of government.
Montesquieu
This man was a Renaissance artist and created pieces such as, the Mona Lisa, Vitruvian Man, and the Last Supper.
Leonardo da Vinci
This King built the Palace of Versailles in France.
Louis XIV
English Parliament passed this important guarantee of freedom meaning, "to have body" which ensured that all people had rights--including prisoners.
habeas corpus
What was Galileo's most influential invention?
Telescope
These were common meeting places for Enlightenment thinkers.
salons
The United States entered World War II because of this event.
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor (a US naval base) December 7, 1941
This man used absolutism to rule Russia, and pursued a goal of westernization to make Russia Stronger.
Peter the Great (Czar)
Due to the Glorious Revolution England became a _________, where laws limited the ruler's power.
Constitutional Monarchy
What are the FOUR steps in the scientific method?
1. observation and/or problem/question
2. hypothesis and/or unproved assumption
3. experiment / test
4. analyze data to reach a conclusion
This man was a writer and playwright who often criticized the French king, and he was a main supporter of freedom of speech.
Voltaire
The Cold War was a period of nearly 40 years when the USA and this country were hostile towards one another.
USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)
How did the "Sun King", Louis XIV pay for his extravagant lifestyle?
He taxed the poor, and became heavily in debt.
During the Glorious Revolution these two people were placed as co-monarchs of England
William of Orange and Mary
Who developed the theory of motion, and what was the main law that came from it?
Newton, law of gravity
This woman advocated for equality between men and women during the Enlightenment
Mary Wolstonecraft