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The Athenian Leader who enabled poorer citizens to participate in the government. The third of the three great leaders.
Who is Pericles?
100
A time in history that brought about a new way of thinking about the natural world.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
100
A type of government that consists of a few elites/experts that make the decisions for the nation. Often associated with the military.
What is an Oligarchy?
100
The acronym (Mnemonic device) for the Greek philosophers.
What is SPA?
100
The Athenian leader who is known as the "father of democracy."
Who is Cleisthenes?
200
The most influential person at the Congress of Vienna.
Who is Metternich?
200
The time in history of greatly increased output of machine made goods.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
200
A type of government ruled by wealthy landowners.
What is an Aristocracy?
200
The Greek Philosopher associated with philosopher kings.
Who is Plato?
200
The period of French history where Robespierre ruled and guillotined thousands of political opponents.
What is the Reign of Terror?
300
The monk/teacher who started the Reformation by opposing the Catholic Church selling pardons for sins.
Who is Martin Luther?
300
The attempt to rebuild Europe after Napoleon fell from power.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
300
The social group that arose and greatly grew as a result of the Industrial Revolution.
What is the middle class?
300
The French Philosophe associated with separation of power.
Who is Montesquieu?
300
The period of time when Napoleon regained control of France after being exiled from France for the first time.
What is the Hundred Days.
400
The leader of the anti-royalist forces in the English Civil War that overthrew King Charles I, and became the leader of Britain.
Who is Oliver Cromwell?
400
The first revolution to occur where an overseas power gained independence from a European power.
What is the American Revolution?
400
What Napoleon thought of as his greatest work; a comprehensive (uniform) system of laws.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
400
The Philosophe who used a pen name and championed (fought for) tolerance, reason, freedom of religious beliefs, and freedom of speech.
Who is Voltaire?
400
The first industry to undergo industrialization.
What is the textile industry?
500
The newspaper owner who spread rumors that started the September Massacre during the French Revolution.
Who is Jean-Paul Marat?
500
Intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought and the power of individuals to solve problems.
What is the Enlightenment?
500
An economic system in which the factors of production are privately owned and money is invested in business ventures to make a profit.
What is Capitalism?
500
The Philosopher associated with law.
Who is Aristotle?
500
A business owned by stockholders who share in its profits but are not personally responsible for its debts.
What is a corporation?