A ___________ revolution is a revolution in which one government is overthrown and replaced by another one
a. political b. social c. economic
political
200
Nickname of Louis XIV
The "Sun King"
200
John Locke believed that if a King was becoming abusive, the people had the right to _______ and form a new government
rebel / overthrow him
200
The time period during which Maximillion Robespierre sent thousands to the guillotine for suspicion of loyalty to the monarchy
"The reign of terror"
200
Rule by a dictator who has total control over the people
totalitarianism
200
In France, the three estates were a way of dividing people based on _________ class
social
300
What is divine right?
The idea that the King was chosen by God to rule
300
The idea of Baron de Montsequieu
Separation of powers (3 branches of government)
300
The leader who eventually brought stability to post-revolution France
Napoleon
300
Government of Iran
(Islamic) theocracy
300
The first estate, who were members of the Catholic church
clergy
400
Name two other absolute monarchs, other than King Louis XIV (or XVI)
Ivan the Terrible, Akbar the Great, Philip II, Suleiman the Magnificent, Peter the Great, etc.
400
Enlightenment thinkers believed that society could be improved through the use of _________ and _________
reason and logic
400
One impact of the French Revolution on other nations of the world
To introduce ideas such as liberty / freedom / equality . . . to show how people can revolt against a monarchy or seek democracy
400
The term used to describe the type of "brainwashing" that happens in nations like North Korea, where people are told only good things about their leaders
propaganda
400
The Napoleonic code was the set of _____ instituted by Napoleon in France and elsewhere
laws
500
In a democracy, people are citizens . . . In an absolute monarchy, people are ________
subjects
500
The time that is often associated with the Enlightenment, in which a lot of new ideas were being discovered
The Scientific Revolution
500
What was the "estates general" and why was it unfair?
A meeting called by King Louis XVI with representatives of from each of the three estates / unfair because the third estate would be outvoted (2-1) everytime
500
A government in which a King must share power with an elected parliament (or in which a King's power is checked by written laws)
constitutional monarchy
500
Enlightenment thinkers believed that government should be based on the ___________ (agreement) of the governed