Absolutism & Constitutionalism
Absolute ruler of Russia who created a modern army and a state that was introduced to Western civilization...he made the nobles cut their beards.
Who was Peter the Great?
What is the geocentric model?
Who were the clergy?
The first Industrial Revolution began in this country.
What is Great Britain?
Brilliant statesman who sought to unify the states of northern and perhaps central Italy in an expanded kingdom of Sardinia.
Who was Count Cavour?
These two countries utilized constitutional governments to move their societies forward
What are England and the Dutch Republic?
He published On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres, in 1543, the year of his death, theorizing that the stars and planets, including the earth, revolved around a fixed sun.
Who was Nicolas Copernicus?
French aid in this war had bankrupted France by 1785.
What was the American Revolution?
The gigantic new exhibition hall, made entirely of glass and iron that was the center piece of London's 1851 Great Exhibition.
What was the Crystal Palace?
D A I L Y D O U B L E
His army of a thousand "Red Shirts" landed in Sicily and captured Palermo.
Who was Garibaldi?
This series of rebellions occurred in France after Cardinal Mazarin continued Richelieu's policies to strengthen and centralize control in France, much to the dismay of the child King Louis XIV.
What were the Fronde?
He published Principia Mathmatica in 1687 in which he put forward three laws of motion and mechanics. The key features was his law of universal gravitation.
Who was Isaac Newton?
Seeking weapons, hundreds of people stormed this infamous prison on July 14, 1789.
What was the Bastille?
He added a separate condenser to the Newcomen engine that greatly increased the efficiency of the steam engine.
Who was James Watt?
Bismarck was a master of __________, taking advantage of opportunities as they presented themselves.
What is Realpolitik?
King Louis XIV used the Palace of Versailles to curtail the power of the ___________, requiring them to reside at Versailles to compete for his favor.
Who were the nobility?
Brilliant mathematician who argued for a deductive approach to knowledge, one that moved from general principles to more particular cases through steps of reason. His coordinate system was useful for architecture and engineering.
Who was Rene Descartes?
In April of 1793, the Convention formed this 12-person executive body led by Maximillian Robespierre.
What was the Committee for Public Safety?
D A I L Y D O U B L E
This Prussian led customs union eliminated tariffs between German member states and enacted a single tariff to outside nations.
What was the Zollverein?
Meeting arranged by Bismarck in 1884-1885 to keep the peace during the "Scramble for Africa."
What was the Berlin Conference?
Heir to the English throne following the death of the childless Elizabeth I. He believed in the divine right of kings and argued that his power and authority to rule came directly from God.
Who was James I?
"Crush the infamous thing!"
Who was Voltaire?
The French invasion of this country in 1812 was a disaster for Napoleon.
What was Russia?
Parliament repealed the Corn Laws in 1846 and allowed for the free import of much less expensive foreign grain following this event.
What was the Irish Potato Famine?
Its completion in 1869 made Egypt vitally important to the British.
What is the Suez Canal?