Terms
A French invention used to remove people's heads
guillotine
This scientist discovered that the earth orbited the sun
Nicholas Copernicus
Producing a product in stages is known as an
assembly line
This revolution occurred due to better food production
Agricultural revolution
A country that removed traditional leaders and replaced them with their own, used this type of governing style.
What countries did Simon Bolivar liberate
Columbia, Venezuela, Panama, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador,
An English law giving more rights to the people.
Magna Carta
A famous Queen of France
Marie Antonette
The belief that kings are given the right to rule by god
Divine Right
Based on the writing of Hobbes and Locke, Monarchs began to introduce these types of policies
Enlightenment Policies
Name 3 reason why Europeans powers decide to colonize Africa in the 1800's
resources
better medicine
better weapons
Why did Latin American countries want independence
Change in King in Spain
freedom from colonial rule
The right to a fair trial and the presumption of innocence
Due Process
Famous Scientist, known for discovering the laws of gravity
Sir Issac Newton
A form of power generation using water
Water wheel
List 3 working conditions faced by factory workers
poor health, dangerous machines, hot, dark, long hours, low pay.
Why was India known as the Jewel in the British Empires' Crown?
The Kolinor Diamond and the millions made from the textile industry.
Who was Franz Ferdinand
The heir to the Austrian- Hungary throne
A growing group of French citizens who are newly wealthy but do not have a noble title
Bourgeoise
This revolutionary was responsible for many of the Independence movements in South America
Simon Bolivar
A machine used to power factories using coal and water
Steam engine
The Reign of Terror is known for
Killing thousands of French citizens using the guillotine
Explain how Britain forced China into an Open Door Policy
Britain sold Opium onto the Black market in China and fought 2 war that forced China to allow them to trade.
Why was growing the military so important to European countries in the late 1800's and early 1900s
better technology
better defense against other countries
competition between countries
The First constitution in France was known as the
Declaration of the Right of Man.
Johannes Keplar is best known for?
Substitution of key ingredients to those that are not safe for humans
Adulteration
Explain who each group was in the Three Estates
1st estate - clergy
2nd estate - nobility
3rd estate - peasants
During the 1800's the European powers looked to grow their Empires. Why?
Gain land, resources, money, power.
What caused the outbreak of WWI
alliances
militarism
assassination of Franz Ferdinand
tension between European countries