Age of Absolutism
What does Absolutism mean?
All of the power
What does inflation mean?
Rising of prices
Name on step of the scientific method.
Hypothesize, Observe, research, Analyze, Experiment/ Test, or Draw conclusion
What does freedom of the press mean?
Freedom to write whatever you want to write
What were the two religions of the 1500's in Europe?
Protestants and Catholics
Why did Louis XIV build his Palace of Versailles around the poor people?
To show wealth and power
Gold/silver and Population Increase
What was Mary Wollstonecraft a supporter of?
Women's rights
What does separation of power mean?
To divide power among various people or groups
What was the high maintenance crop from Southeast Asia that was transported to the Americas?
Sugarcane
Who believed that ruler should be removed if they try to take natural rights away?
John Locke
What means a forcible overthrow of government?
Revolution
What means sun centered solar system?
Heliocentric
What means earth centered solar system?
Geocentric
Difference between constitutionalism and Enlightened Absolutism?
Have to give you rights/ Choose to give your rights
What was the naval battle fought between Spain nd England over Religion?
Spanish Armada
What document allowed the official religion of France to be Catholic, but allowed French Huguenots to worship freely?
Edict of Nantes
Who was an advocate for religious toleration during the Age of Enlightenment?
Voltaire
What are the three branches of government in the United States?
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
What is the idea that is is better to be fear than loved?
Machiavelli
What is a sacrificial agreement among societal members for social benefits?
Social contract
Which ruler allowed limited freedom of the press and speech in Prussia?
Frederick the Great
Who believed in Laisses- faire, which means that the government should intervene as little as possible in businesses?
Adam Smith
What does Reformation mean?
To change