Cool New Stuff
The revolution replaced old/false ideas with new/better ideas in science, math and medicine.
Scientific Revolution
This revolution applied logic and reason to politics and intellect.
Enlightenment
George Washington, John Adams, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and John Hancock were all examples of this kind of thinker.
Enlightened
This queen once allegedly said, "Let them eat cake!" demonstrating her ignorance of the horrible state her people were in.
Marie Antoinette
This man conquered nearly all of Western Europe in the 1800s
Napoleon
After using his new invention, the telescope, Galileo proved this about the moon.
It was made of rock and dust--not a holy/heavenly substance.
This study of the human body through dissection grew in practice during the scientific revolution
Anatomy
July 4th, 1776
Independence Day/day we signed the Declaration of Independence.
This period of time was marked by 1,000s of nobles losing their heads and the general chaos of the French Revolution.
Reign of Terror
In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself with this title.
Emperor
This new invention measured air pressure and was used to predict the weather.
Barometer
This astronomical model tells us that the sun is the center of the universe/solar-system.
Heliocentrism
The American colonists wrote this document as a way of creating a democracy.
Constitution
This invention was used to painlessly end the lives of many during the French Revolution and it was named after its creator.
Guillotine
This stretch of land doubled the size of the United States and was sold by Napoleon to fund his wars.
Louisiana
This astronomer, inventor, and physicist proved heliocentrism after inventing the telescope.
Galileo
John Locke taught these 3 ideas that helped lead to the American Revolution.
Life, Liberty, and the right to own property
If life, liberty, and the right to own property aren't maintained--this is what the people should do to their king.
Overthrow him/revolt
This is the largest Estate in the Estates General
Peasants
This code was created by Napoleon and everyone in his empire was expected to follow them.
The Napoleonic Code
Benjamin Franklin
These 2 men were instrumental in emphasizing the importance of the scientific method and experimentation during the Scientific Revolution.
Sir Francis Bacon and Descartes
These are a few reasons (3) why American colonists were so mad at Britain.
Taxation without representation, soldiers being quartered in homes, too many taxes
This, along with poor representation, is what caused peasants to revolt.
High cost of bread
This were a few of Napoleon's key mistakes that ultimately led to his defeat.
Failure to conquer Britain, Russia, and control Spain
This vaccine was produced by Edward Jenner after he observed the people of India scraping scabs off of pox victims and snorting the powder produced.
Smallpox (cowpox)
This unspoken rule, taught by Thomas Hobbes, said that people were willing to give up certain rights if it meant they'd get protection and order from their king.
Social Contract
All men are created equal, punishment should fit the crime, people have certain rights--are all examples of this.
Ideas that influenced the American Revolution
This was the motto French Revolutionaries fought under.
Liberty, equality, fraternity!
This short period of marks the time Napoleon retook command of his empire.
100 Days
These 2 inventions made the world a significantly less stinky place during the scientific revolution.
Toilet and toilet paper
This man was the first to assemble an encyclopedia of the new ideas discovered during the scientific revolution.
Diderot
This document ensures basic rights for American people.
The Bill of Rights
These are the 3 Houses/Estates of the Estates General
Nobles, Clergy, peasants
This is the place Napoleon was finally defeated.
Waterloo