Absolutism
A political system in which a ruler claims to hold total power.
Absolutism
A person qho studies and tries to explain the world.
A natural philosopher
A person who seeks wisdom.
Philosophe
An old fortress used as a prison and armory.
Bastille
Th top level of French government after the fall of the Directory.
Consulate.
A member of the Russian nobility,
Boyar
A system of planetary motion in which the sun, the moon and other planets revolve around Earth.
Geocentric
The concept that an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will and all individuals should be forced to abide by it since it represents what is best for the entire community.
Social Contract.
A sudden overthrow of the government.
Coup d'etat
The idea that great powers have the right to send armies into countries where there are revolutions to restore legitimate governments.
Principle of intervention.
Belief that the power of monarchs comes from God and is absolute.
Divine Right of Kings
A system of thought expounded by Rene' Descartes based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge.
Rationalism
A system in which rulers tried to govern by Enlightenment principles while maintaining their full royal power.
Enlightened absolutism
Member os the Pairs Commune who considered themselves ordinary patriots. "Without Breeches"
Sans-culottes
This would be Napoleon's last battle.
The Battle of Waterloo
The Russian word for caesar.
czar
A sytematic procedure for collecting and alalyzing evidence that was crucial to the evolution of science in the modern world.
Scientific Method
An artistic style that was highly secular, emphasing grace, charm and gentle action.
Rococo
The middle class.
Bourgeoisie
A political philosophy based largely on Enlightenment principles, holding that people should be as free as possible from government restraint and that the basic rights of all people should be protected.
Liberalism
He was referred to as the Sun King, the source of light for all his people.
King Louis XIV
The theory that says knowledge is achieved through observation.
Empiricism
A religious philosophy based on reason and natural law.
Deism
What were the "Three Estates"?
First Estate - Clergy
Second Estate - Nobility
Third Estate - Peasants, Middle Class
The island that Napoleon would be exiled to until his death in 1821.
St. Helena