Absolutism
What is absolute rule?
Monarchs held total control over the government and society.
What is the scientific revolution?
A period where Europeans began to challenge long-held beliefs about the universe and humanity's place in it.
What did John Locke believe in?
Natural rights.
What collision led to the revolution?
debt and heavy taxation on peasants.
What is my favorite color?
Dark red.
What is divine right?
The belief that kings and queens received their authority directly from God and therefore could not be questioned.
How did they promote knowledge?
Through observation and experimentation.
What are the natural rights?
Life, liberty, and property.
The beheading of the king and queen showed what power?
The power of peoples voices.
How many sibling do I have?
2. one sister, one brother.
How was King Louis XIV when crowned?
4 years old.
When did people begin to question everything they were taught?
The scientific revolution.
What did Thomas Hobbes describe the government as?
A social contract
A serious of guillotine executions
Region of Terror.
What is my shoe size?
7.5
What is enlightened despots?
modernized rules by adopting enlightenment ideas while keeping absolute authority.
Whose telescope provided evidence that contradicted the church?
Galileo Galilei.
What question fueled the Enlightenment?
If reason could explain the universe, it could also improve government and society.
He established reforms in the government through the
_____?
Napoleonic code
When is my birthday?
November 14.
Who embodied the belief of divine right?
King Louis XIV.
When did people begin to question everything they were taught?
scientific revolution.
What did Voltaire strongly defend?
Freedom of speech and religion.
What led to Napoleon's failure?
his ambition.
What are my pets names
Mila, Luna, Salem.