Absolutism
What did europea nations believe
They believed that stability came from absolute rule.
What is the period when Europeans began to challenge long-held beliefs about the universe and humanity's place in it.
Scientific Revolutions
What did the question," if reason could explain the universe, could it also improve government and society," fuel.
it fueled the Enlightenment.
What created deep hate toward the monarchy?
Debt and Heavy taxation on peasants.
What goes up but never down
Your age
what ruler embodied the belief that kings and queens received their authority directly from God and couldn't be questioned.
Louis XIV of France
What is promoting knowledge gained through?
Observation and experimentation
What did John Locke believe
He believed that everyone was born with natural rights.
Storming of the Bastille
What colors are on a Korean flag
white, black,red,blue
What is the system where monarchs are held total control over government and society.
Absolutism
who introduced the heliocentric model
Nicolaus Copernicus
What did Voltaire strongly defend?
It strongly defended freedom of speech and religion.
Who rose to power in 1799, spreading revolutionary principles across Europe through military conquest.
Napoleon Bonaparte
What was the best thing before sliced bread
your choice
What happened in Spain during the 17th century
Financial troubles like a bankrupt government.
Who supported Nicolaus's idea?
Galileo Galilei
What did Thomas hobbes describe the government as?
A social contract
What did Napolean show his vast influence in successful battles against threats from Austria, britain, and other European nations like?
Battle of Austerlitz
Why don't skeletons fight each other
They don't have the guts to
What do historians call Monarchs that later attempted to modernize their rule by adopting Enlightenment ideas while keeping absolute authority?
Enlightened despots
When scientific discoveries reshape understanding of nature, what did Europeans begin doing?
They began questioning religious authority itself's.
What challenged Church authority and promoted reason, alarmed Catholic officials, thinking that it unfairly criticized them?
Diderot's Encyclopedia
He established reforms in the government through what?
The Napoleonic Code.
Why did the tomato turn red?
Because it saw the salad dressing.