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Philosophers
Enlightenment
Absolutism
French Revolution
Misc
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What did John Locke state in "two Treatise on Government?"
The power of government comes from the people, and the government is responsible for protecting the peoples' rights.
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What was the Enlightenment?
A time of new ideas and views on society/government.
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What is absolutism?
When a king/queen/dictator has absolute control
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Who was the king when the French Revolution began?
King Louis XVI
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What was the Glorious Revolution?
When the English limited its monarchy and put William and Mary in power.
200

How did Montesquieu believe the government should be set up?

With branches of government/separation of powers

200
According to Galileo, Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton, what should knowledge be based on?
experiments and observations
200
How did John Locke view absolutism?
he did not like it
200
Who led the Reign of Terror?
Robespierre
200

Who said the phrase L'État, c'est moi, 

The Sun King/ Louis 14
300

What did Voltaire believe in?

Universal tolerance for all people/freedom of speech

300
What did Galileo prove?
That the sun was in the center of the solar system
300
Name an absolute ruler
Peter the Great, Louis XVI, King Ferdinand, Charles II, James I, Queen Elizabeth, William and Mary
300

Why did the French people support Napoleon?

They believed he would provide stability to the nation.

300

What are the three components of absolutism

Divine Right

No Checks and Balances

Complete Political Sovereignty

400
According to John Locke, what are the unalienable rights?
life, liberty and property
400
How did the Scientific Revolution view "traditional values?"
It questioned traditional values and past practices
400

Which document first limited monarch's power in England? clue: before the enlightenment/age of absolutism

Magna Carta

400
How did the French Revolution uphold the values of the Enlightenment?
The French Revolution believed in life and liberty for all people, end of absolute monarchy
400

How did Louis 14th control the nobility in France

He forced them to live at Versailles so he could keep and eye on them
500

"Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains" Who said this quote? Author of Social Contract Theory

Rousseau

500
Why is the Enlightenment a turning point in world history?
Europeans changed their thinking about the role of government
500
Which institution became stronger and limited the monarchy in order to end absolutism in England?
Parliament
500

Put these events in order: Storming of the Bastille Napoleon comes to power Estates General Reign of Terror 


1) Estates General 2) Storming of the Bastille 3) Reign of Terror 4) Napoleon comes to power

500

What was the name of the committee that ultimately sentenced people to the Guillotine 

The Committee on Public Safety