Enlightenment Thinkers
English thinker who argued people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
Radical leader associated with the Reign of Terror.
Maximilien Robespierre
Leader known as "The Liberator" of northern South America.
Simón Bolívar
Muslim empire centered in India
Mughal Empire
Powerful Japanese landowners who controlled territories.
Daimyo
French writer who promoted religious tolerance and freedom of speech.
Voltaire
French king executed during the revolution.
Louis XVI
Revolutionary leader who helped free Argentina, Chile, and Peru.
José de San Martín
Empire centered in modern Turkey that controlled parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Ottoman Empire
Military ruler of Japan
Shogun
Philosopher who argued governments should reflect the "general will" of the people.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
French writer who published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman.
Olympe de Gouges
Former French colony that became an independent republic after the only successful slave revolt in ALL of history
Haiti/Haitian Revolution
Chinese dynasty from 1644–1912 (the last dynasty of China)
Qing Dynasty
Catholic missionaries who brought Christianity and Western knowledge to Asia.
Jesuits
French thinker who proposed separation of powers.
Montesquieu
The period from 1793–1794 when thousands were executed.
Reign of Terror
Former enslaved person who became the leader of the Haitian Revolution.
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Japanese military government from 1603–1868
Tokugawa Shogunate
Policy of limiting foreign influence and involvement (Japan adopted this policy for many years)
Isolationism
English writer who argued women deserved equal educational opportunities.
Mary Wollstonecraft
French military leader who eventually crowned himself emperor.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Short-lived nation created by Simón Bolívar that included Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama.
Gran Colombia
West African empire famous for controlling trans-Saharan trade.
Songhai Empire
Flow of silver from the Americas into China that fueled global trade.
China Silver Trade