Absolutism
A system where monarchs held total control over government and society
What is absolutism?
The period when Europeans began to challenge long-held beliefs about the universe and humanity's place in it
What is the Scientific Revolution?
This intellectual movement was centered on reason, logic, and natural laws
What is the enlightenment?
This July 14, 1789 event saw a Parisian mob storm a medieval fortress-prison, signaling the start of the revolution.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This is the only fruit that has its seeds on the outside.
What is a strawberry?
The belief that kings and queens received authority directly from God
What is divine right?
The ___ Model which argues that the Earth Revolves around the Sun
What is the heliocentric model?
This famous French satirist and advocate for freedom of speech famously fought against religious intolerance and injustice.
Who is Voltaire?
The radical Jacobin leader who headed the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror.
Who is Robespierre?
Despite its name, this "square" Manhattan landmark is actually the intersection of Broadway and Seventh Avenue.
What is Times Square?
Also known as "The Sun King"
King Louis XIV
This Polish astronomer and mathematician introduced the idea that the Earth revolves around the Sun
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
This encyclopedia challenged Church authority and promoted reason
What is Diderot's Encyclopedia?
Napoleon’s 1804 set of laws that eliminated feudalism and established religious toleration, though it limited women's rights.
What is the Napoleonic Code?
This animal’s heart is located in its head, specifically within its cephalothorax.
What is a shrimp?
The massive, opulent palace built outside Paris to demonstrate the power of the French monarchy.
The Palace Of Versailles
Using a telescope he improved himself, this Italian scientist observed the moons of Jupiter and the phases of Venus.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
This English philosopher argued that all people are born with "natural rights," specifically life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This Austrian-born queen became a symbol of royal excess and was incorrectly rumored to have said, "Let them eat cake."
Who is Marie Antoinette?
In 1945, a computer glitch was caused by a literal one of these stuck in a relay—coining the term "debugging."
What is a moth?
To westernize Russia, Peter the Great famously imposed a tax on this facial feature to force nobles to look more European.
What is a beard?
This logical, step-by-step process of discovery uses observation and experimentation to test a hypothesis.
What is The Scientific Method
This concept, championed by Rousseau, suggests an agreement by which people give up some freedom for an organized society.
What is the Social Contract
The blood-soaked year (1793–1794) where roughly 17,000 "enemies of the revolution" were officially executed.
What is The Reign of Terror?
This is the only state in the U.S. that consists entirely of islands.
What is Hawaii?