Scientific Revolution
he explained the natural phenomenon of Gravity and also created laws of motion that still work today
Who is Isaac Newton?
The Enlightenment grew directly out of this earlier intellectual movement
What is the Scientific Revolution?
French society before the Revolution was divided into these three groups
What are the Estates?
The Tennis Court Oath of 1789 established the National Assembly as the legitimate government of France and was at one of these.
What is a public tennis court?
This a fair, standardized code laws established by Napoleon
What is the Napoleonic Code?
This model, prevalent before the Scientific Revolution, placed Earth at the center of the universe
What is Geocentrism?
He established the concept of natural rights, including life, liberty, and property
Who is John Locke?
This Estate made up 97% of the population but had almost no political power
What is the Third Estate?
The storming of this Paris fortress on July 14, 1789, marked the beginning of violence in the French Revolution
What is the Bastille?
Under Napoleon, people advanced in French society based upon this rather than birth
What is talent?
He published his heliocentric theory at the end of his life to avoid controversy
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
His theory of separation of powers divided government into executive, legislative, and judicial branches
Who is Baron de Montesquieu
The exact percentage of the population belonging to the First Estate, who paid almost no taxes while owning 10% of the land
What is 1%?
Led by Maximilian Robespierre, the bloody period known as the Reign of Terror saw 16,000-40,000 people executed using this device
What is the guillotine?
Napoleon took control of France by overthrowing the government (The Directory) from within during this event
What is the Coup of 18 Brumaire?
Johannes Kepler discovered that planets orbit around the Sun in this shape rather than perfect circles
What are Ellipses (Ovals)?
This thinker developed the idea of the "social contract" between citizens and their government
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Lavish spending by Queen Marie-Antoinette in the midst of widespread food shortages and rising bread prices earned her this nickname
What is "Madame Deficit"?
These are the names of both the King & Queen of France who forced to return to Paris after the Women's March to Versailles and later beheaded, beginning the Reign of Terror
Who are King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette?
Napoleon ruled France through this type of government
What is Authoritarian (dictatorship)?
Galileo's observation of the of this heavenly body provided crucial evidence for the heliocentric model
What is Venus
Rousseau's concept that government legitimacy comes from this
What is the "general will" of the people?
This royal couple's extravagant lifestyle at this famous palace contributed to France's financial crisis
What is the Palace of Versailles?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen established these 3 guiding principles of the French Revolutionary movement
What are Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity?
What are ALL 3 main lasting legacies of Napoleon Bonaparte from the notes?
What are
Transformed European politics
Spread revolutionary reforms
Ended the French Revolutionary Era