Scientific Revolution
This astronomer built a telescope to view the moons of Jupiter and was later put on trial by the Catholic Church for his views.
Who is Galileo?
This Enlightenment challenged this form of government.
What is absolutism?
This was the name of the upper class of the 3rd estate.
What is the Bourgeoise?
This nation, which was a colony of France gained independence through a revolution led by enslaved people.
The belief that the right of a king or queen to rule comes directly from God rather than from the agreement of the people.
What is divine right?
The discoveries made during the Scientific Revolution challenged which institution?
What is the Catholic Church?
Enlightenment thinkers argued this was more important than tradition.
What is reason?
This estate was responsible for paying most of the taxes in France.
This American document claimed that all people are born with natural rights.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The division of government into separate branches.
What is separation of powers?
The Scientific Revolution led to this period in the 18th century when scientists and writers argued that science and reason were more important than religion and tradition.
What is the Enlightenment?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau is responsible for this Enlightenment idea.
What is the social contract?
This French document was modeled after the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen?
This nation's independence movement was led by a Catholic priest.
What is Mexico?
The agreement by which people define and limit their individual rights, creating an organized society or government.
What is the social contract?
Nicholas Copernicus was a astronomer who confirmed this theory about the universe.
What is the heliocentric theory? (Sun is the center of the universe)
Congress rejecting a nominee for Supreme Court is an example of which Enlightenment idea in the U.S. Constitution?
What are checks and balances?
This meeting of European nations restored old monarchies.
What was the Congress of Vienna?
The colonies in Latin America were seeking independence from this European nation.
What is Spain?
The policy of allowing private businesses to develop without government control.
What is laissez-faire?
What are the Laws of Gravity?
This philosopher and economists rejected mercantilism and favored a free-market system.
This event is considered by many to be the start of the French Revolution.
What was the Storming of the Bastille?
This man helped the nations of Venezuela, Bolivia, and Peru gain independence.
Who is Simon Bolivar?
An economic policy under which governments sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more than they bought.
What is mercantilism?