Enlightenment Ideas
Most Enlightenment believed that only _______ had natural rights and deserved freedom and justice
Free, white, fairly wealthy men
The French Revolution
What was the execution method used more commonly during the French Revolution?
Beheading by guillotine
Which French monarch was beheaded by guillotine as a result of the French Revolution?
Louis XVI
What was Napoleon's main goal as a military leader?
To conquer and unite all of Europe
What do you call a ruler with complete authority over the government and the lives of the people?
An absolute monarch
Who wrote about humanity's Natural Rights to life, liberty, and property?
John Locke
What was the name of the class of people in France which included everyone except for the nobility and clergymen?
The Third Estate
Why did King Louis XVI get beheaded?
He was found to be trying to stop the revolution with the help of other European royals and he had failed the people too many times with his awful leadership
What were the sets of laws created by Napoleon called?
The Napoleonic Code
Who was a female author and activist who believed that women were born with natural rights and needed a good education?
Mary Wollstonecraft
What type of government did Rousseau like best?
Direct democracy
What movement inspired the French Revolution?
The Enlightenment
Who took control of France following the beheading of the last monarch?
Robespierre
Where was Napoleon exiled the first time?
Elba, an island off Italy in the Mediterranean Sea
What was the main idea to come out of the Enlightenment? It inspired many other countries to overthrow their monarchies
Self-government or democracy
Which philosopher believed humans are inherently evil and would be violent and cruel in the State of Nature?
Thomas Hobbes
The Revolution in what country inspired the French Revolution?
America
What was the name given to the period of time when Robespierre ruled over France?
Reign of Terror
What meeting happened after Napoleon was defeated to try to rebuild Europe?
The Congress of Vienna
Which of the 4 characteristics of revolutions we discussed refers to educated people critiquing the government?
Dissident elite
What idea of Montesquieu's inspired the US' legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
The separation of powers/checks and balances
What was the name of the representative body of the three estates called into session by Louis XVI?
The Estates General
During the Reign of Terror, what happened to people who were seen as threats to the government?
They were usually put on trial, convicted, and killed
What important 1813 battle did Napoleon lose?
The Battle of Leipzig