Believed in a tabula rasa (blank mind).Suggested that people were molded by their experiences. And believed that everyone was born with natural rights.
Didn't believe in absolutism.
Who is John Locke
100
This was a verbal oath that stated that they would keep meeting till they made an official constitution.
What is Tennis Court Oath
100
The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd estates. (The political and social system that existed in France before the French Revolution.)
What is The old Regime
100
Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506).
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
A sudden overthrow of the government by a small group
What is Coup d'etat
200
Scientist believed in a geocentric universe.
Who is Ptolemy
200
James II was replaced by his daughter Mary and her husband, Prince William of Orange.
What is Glorious Revolution
200
leader of the French Revolution; influential member of the committee of Public Safety;
Who is Maximilian Robespierre
200
An economic policy which involved goods being exported more than imported.
What is Mercantilism
200
leader of the combined British and Prussian army; would defeat Napoleon at Waterloo.
What is Duke of Wellington
300
Believed in a sun centered universe
Who is Nicholas Copernicus
300
When royalty has complete control over the government. , the act of absolving or remitting
What is Absolution
300
His failure to grant reforms led to the French Revolution; he and his queen (Marie Antoinette) were guillotined (1754-1793)
Who is Louis XVI
300
The balance of county exports and imports
What is Balance of Trade
300
System of laws established for France by Napoleon which stated individual legality and equality, government
What is Napoleonic Code
400
German astronomer who discovered that the paths of the planets around the sun are elliptical rather that circular. (Planetary Motion).
Who is Johannes Kepler
400
Ended the Seven Years war. Agreement signed by British and American leaders that stated the United States of America was a free and independent contry
What is Treaty of Paris
400
idea that government should play as small a role as possible in economic affairs.
What is Laissez-Faire
400
Southern tip of Africa; first circumnavigated in 1488 by Portuguese in search of direct route to India.
What is Cape of Good Hope
400
Group of five men who served as liaisons between Robespierre and the Assembly. Overthrown by Napoleon.
What is Directory
500
British scientist who defined the laws of motion, discovered gravity, experimented with optics, invented differential calculus and wrote "Principia"
Who is Issac Newton
500
The Royal Court. Served three purposes; the king's household, location of the chief offices of the state, and a place where the powerful could find favors and offices for themselves. It also controlled the central policy-making.
What is Versallies
500
Portuguese navigator that was the first explorer to travel across the world.
Who is Magellan
500
the French Empire (the inner core of the grand empire), the dependant states (under the rule of Napoleon's relatives) and allied states (those defeated by Napoleon)