In his work, Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes argued that the people had to hand over their rights to a strong ruler. This agreement was called what?
What is social contract.
100
Which was the largest group within the Third Estate?
What is the peasants.
100
The independence movement in Latin American was spread mostly by this group.
Who are Creoles.
200
Copernicus's theory that the sun was at the center of the universe.
What is the heliocentric theory.
200
What was the other name for the Enlightenment?
What is The Age of Reason.
200
During this meeting, a major conflict arouse in response to how the representatives should vote.
What is the Estates-General.
200
In Latin American colonial society, the top of the social pyramid were people who had been born in Spain.
Who are peninsulares.
300
This mathematician brought together some of the theories and discoveries of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo under a single theory of motion known as the law of universal gravitation.
Who is Issac Newton.
300
Who said, "I do not agree with a word you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it?"
Who is Voltaire.
300
This French congress was established by representatives of the Third Estate on June 17th 1789, to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people.
What is the National Assembly.
300
During the Mexican Revolution, this former cowboy was immensely popular in northern Mexico because of his reputation for being a Robin Hood
Who is Francisco "Pancho" Villa.
400
This scientist believed that a better understanding of the world would generate practical knowledge that would improve people's lives.
Who is Francis Bacon.
400
According to John Locke, Life, Liberty and property were what?
What is natural rights.
400
The Execution of Robespierre ended what period during the French Revolution?
What is the Reign of Terror.
400
This Latin American Revolutionary leader was known as the Libertador.
Who is Simon Bolivar.
500
This scientist argued for the need to reject old assumptions and teachings, and he relied on mathematics and logical reasoning more than experimentation to explain the natural world.
Who is Rene Descartes.
500
In his famous book, On the Spirit of the Laws, this philosopher proposed that separation of powers would keep any individual or group from gaining total control of a government.
Who is Montesquieu.
500
Used by Napoleon to gain power over France, this term is used to describe the sudden overthrow of a government by a usually small group of persons in positions of authority or military.
What is Coup d'etat.
500
He was a priest who issued the Grito de Delores, a call for a peasant rebellion in Mexico.