Scientific Revolution
Process of examining, questioning, hypothesizing, testing, analyzing, and examining
Scientific Method
Using methods of science, reformers set out to study human behavior and solve the political, social and economic problems of society using reason during what time period?
The Enlightenment
What estate had little power, yet made up 90%+ of the population.
Third Estate
What was used to kill people during the French Revolution?
Guillotine
Which came first: Enlightenment or Scientific Revolution
SR
The first astronomer to propose that the planets rotate around the fixed point of the Sun
Copernicus
The father of capitalism, this individual argues for laissez-faire economics and that the individual hand would regulate the economy.
Adam Smith
The National Assembly swore this "Oath" to continue to meet until they finished a new constitution.
Tennis Court Oath
What finally put an end to the Reign of Terror?
Execution of Robespierre
The goal of the Congress of Vienna was to create a balance of ___________.
power
This individual was deemed a heretic by the Catholic Church for his research and books that agreed with Copernicus's claim that the Earth was not the center of the universe.
Galileo
Baron de Montesquieu is most famous for this idea, which can be found in our constitution.
Separation of Powers or Checks and Balances
This prison was a symbol to the people of Paris that they were mistreated. They eventually destroyed it, brick by brick.
The Bastille
This individual took control of the Directory and named himself emperor of France.
Napoleon
Name two countries that were greatly influenced by the Enlightenment
US and France
This individual defined the three laws of motion and the law of gravity
Isaac Newton
A famous writer, this individual is also seen as one of the founders of the women's rights movement.
Mary Wollstonecraft
The National Convention gave its power to the Committee of Public Safety, which was led by who?
Maximilien Robespierre
In what country did Napoleon fail to capture that led to his demise?
Russia
This group of people marched to the palace of Versailles demanding food and insisting that the royal family return to Paris.
Women
Another name for geocentric, it is the idea that the Earth is at the center of the universe.
Ptolemy
According to John Locke, a revolution is justified if the government takes away your... (3 things)
life, liberty, or property
Once Robespierre gained power, he began to prosecute/kill anyone considered counter-revolutionaries or traitors during the...
Reign of Terror
Napoleon was able to escape exile, but ultimately lost this last major battle.
The Battle of Waterloo
Known as the physician of the king, he also correctly outlined how the human heart pumps blood through veins
William Harvey