Show:
Age of Absolutism
Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment-American Revolution
French Revolution
Age of Napoleon
100
Philip II was the monarch of this country.
What is Spain?
100
Theory that the Earth is center of the universe.
What is the geocentric theory?
100
The first ten amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
Nickname of the guillotine.
What is the National Razor?
100
Napoleon finally was defeated at this battle.
What is the Battle of Waterloo?
200
Louis XIV built a palace on top of his grandfather's former hunting lodge.
What is Versailles?
200
Scientist who improved upon the telescope.
Who is Galileo?
200
Enlightenment thinker who developed the ideas of life, liberty, and property?
Who is John Locke?
200
Pledge made by the 3rd Estate upon meeting in the small handball court creating a new governing body?
What is the Tennis Ball Oath?
200
Policy that the Russians used when Napoleon invaded. (They would later use it again with Hitler)
What is the scorched-earth policy?
300
Traditional example of 17th century absolute monarch.
Who is Louis XIV?
300
Scientist who developed the heliocentric theory.
Who is Copernicus?
300
Montesquieu's ideas about government that were put into place with the US government?
What is the separation of power? And checks and balances?
300
The Three Estates.
What is the first estate-Clergy, second estate-Nobles, third estate-everyone else?
300
The two islands Napoleon was exiled to.
What is Elba and St. Helena?
400
Peter the Great commissioned the building of this city to encourage westernization.
What is St. Petersburg?
400
People responsible for the Scientific Method.
Who is Bacon and Descartes?
400
Philosopher who developed the idea of the social contract, that people should give up their rights for protection.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
400
He emerged as the leader of the Directory. His reign was known as the Reign of Terror.
Who is the Robespierre?
400
The European powers met to create a last peace and stability.
What is the Congress of Vienna?
500
Peter the Great increased his absolute control to complete this.
What is westernizing Russia?
500
The logical procedure of gathering and testing information based on observation and evidence called?
What is the scientific method?
500
The conflict that took place in America, between the French and the British, that resulted in the French giving up most of their lands?
What is the French and Indian War?
500
Name of the radical group that called for radical change and killing.
What is the Jacobins?
500
The policy of Napoleon that put a blockade to prevent all trade and communications between Great Britain and other European nations.
What is the continental blockade?