Other Revolutions
Which statement best describes the reason Americans declared independence from Great Britain?
Taxation without representation
Who was the influential French king known as the Sun King, who established French dominance over Europe and was the longest ruling monarch in European history?
Louis XIV
What was the name of the intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought, and the power of individuals to solve problems?
Enlightenment
The old order of French life, dividing people into classes that determined taxes and wealth?
Estate system
What was the period of time called during the French Revolution where thousands of people suspected of being traitors were executed?
Reign of Terror
What year did the American colonies declare independence from Great Britain?
1776
What is the belief that a monarch’s authority to rule came directly from God called?
Divine Right
Who believed one of governments main roles is to protect the natural rights of the people
John Locke
What was the pledge by the Third Estate to continue to meet until a new constitution was formed
Tennis Court Oath
What new form of execution was invented during the French Revolution?
Guillotine
What document used enlightenment ideas as justification for America breaking away from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
The Sun King was called this because he was
The center of the French World
Who was called the father of astronomy and invented the telescope?
Galileo
The king of France during the French Revolution
Louis XVI
Most people executed during the reign of terror come from the ____ estate
Third
This country was the result of the most successful slave revolt, freeing themselves from the French
Haiti
What are the three keys to absolutism?
Divine Right, One Ruler, no checks on power
Who is credited with discovering gravity and the laws of motion
Newton
DAILY DOUBLE!
Who was so unpopular with French commoners, that she was nicknamed “Madame Deficit”? (Let them eat cake)
Marie Antoinette
Who was the lawyer and politician who went on to be both the leader of the Reign of Terror and its last victim?
Robespierre
Following the Restoration what type of government was set up in England, meaning they were no longer an Absolute Monarchy?
Constitutional Monarchy
What Russian leader modernized the country by modeling it after Western European countries by enforcing modern dress and customs and altering Russia’s calendar to match Europe’s?
Peter the Great
Who is credited with the foundation of the scientific method
Bacon
The French Revolution ends with the creation of a ____ in France
Constitutional Monarchy
Who was the French military leader who declared himself Emperor following the Revolution and Reign of Terror
Napoleon