Absolutism
A government system where a King or Queen has complete and total power
Absolute Monarchy
The idea that not one body of government should have all the power
Separation of Powers
Famous astronomer who invented the telescope.
Galileo
97% of the Population of France
The 3rd Estate
A device used for execution in the French Revolution.
The Guillotine
The best representation of an Absolute Monarch
King Louis XIV
Promoted and Revolutionized the way people thought about Criminal Justice
Who invented calculous and discovered the laws of motion
Isaac Newton
The unquestioned leader of the French Revolution
Maximillian Robespierre
A period of time where people with slight disagreements with the Revolution were executed in mass.
The Reign of Terror
He started the English Civil War
Charles I
Promoted the Ideas of Life Liberty and Property
John Locke
An economic system controlled by individuals and not the government.
Capitalism
He created the French Empire and conquered almost all of Europe
Napoleon Bonaparte
The French Middle Class
Bourgeoisie
The idea that Kings receive their absolute authority from God.
Divine Right of Kings
Wrote on the ideas of Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances
Montesquieu
A new social class made up of the factory workers.
The Proletariat
A pledge taken by members of the 3rd estate to keep meeting until reforms were made
The Tennis Court Oath
An influential newspaper writer who gave lists of people to execute.
Jean-Paul Marat
Gave the English people the right to appear in court.
Habeas Corpus Act
Promoted tolerance along with freedom of speech and religion.
Voltaire
They are considered the Fathers of Communism
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
An unjust court set up to punish enemies of the Revolution
The Revolutionary Tribunal
The First Attempt at having a new French Government
The National Assembly