Enlightenment Thinkers
The era spanning from 1685-1815 that blended ideas of rationalism and the scientific method with political ideology.
What was the Enlightenment?
This city was the epicenter of both the Enlightenment and the French Revolution.
Where is Paris?
Napoleon gave himself this title in 1804, which went against the work of the first 10 years of the French Revolution.
What is "emperor"?
The document that served as a break-up letter to Britain from the American colonies. This document was based on the teachings of Locke, Rousseau, and Hobbes.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
This refers to the idea that people are born with certain rights to life, liberty, and property.
What are natural rights?
This philosopher was known for his work on natural rights and inspiring both the Declaration of Independence (USA) and the Declaration of Man (France).
Who is John Locke?
This chapter of the French Revolution was so violent and so bloody, it had 40,000 deaths between 1793 and 1794.
What is the Reign of Terror?
Napoleon tried to invade this country in the winter of 1812, which marked a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars.
What is Russia?
This founding father wrote the Declaration of Independence and helped write the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Most of the ideas on government from the Enlightenment are a reaction to this type of centralized government.
What is an absolute monarchy?
This Enlightenment thinker was famously against Christianity and pushed for separation of Church and State.
Who was Voltaire?
This event marked the end of the monarchy in France (for a short time).
What were the executions of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
Napoleon reigned for nearly 20 years, from 1799 until this year, when he was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo. This year also marked the end of the French Revolution.
When is 1815?
The government type of the United States that relies on representatives in government to make laws.
What is a republic?
This term refers to rights that cannot be taken away.
What is "inalienable"?
Gatherings or meetings held in people's homes for Enlightenment thinkers in Paris before the revolution.
What were "salons"?
This man was the leader of the Committee on Public Safety and his execution marked the end of the Reign of Terror.
Who was Robespierre?
When Napoleon divorced his first wife to marry this person instead, he also legitimized his reign and tied himself to the royal line.
Who was Marie Louise? or Who was Marie Antoinette's niece?
This was America's 1st Constitution, but it failed because it set up too weak of a central government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
This term from the Scientific Revolution refers to the theory that the Sun is the center of the Universe.
What is heliocentrism?
This Enlightenment thinker was a firm believer that "people need a benevolent dictator".
Who was Hobbes?
This event marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
What was the storming of the Bastille?
The defeat at this battle marked the end of Napoleon's reign and the end of the French Revolution.
What is Waterloo?
This French nobleman was an American Revolutionary War hero and authored the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
The Sceintific Revolution and the Renaissance put an emphasis on the individual and on rationalism. The Enlightenment emphasized this particular aspect of the individual in society.
What are "rights"?