Ancient Philosophies and Religions
Revolutions
French Revolution
Industrialization
Romanticism
100

This ancient belief system emphasizes the importance of ethical behavior and moral responsibility.

Judaism

100

This new approach to science introduced logical, step-by-step procedures for gathering and testing ideas.

Scientific Method

100

This revolutionary leader oversaw the government during the Reign of Terror.

Maximillian Robespierre

100

The rise of industrialization caused this movement of people from rural areas to cities.

Urbanization

100

This type was seen as a reflection of the artist’s personal feelings and vision of the world.

Romantic Art

200

Aristotle is known for this method, which relies on careful observation and classification of the natural world.

Empirical Approach

200

John Locke believed that people must give up some individual rights to receive this from their government.

Protection by the government

200

This period of the French Revolution was marked by extreme violence and mass executions intended to protect the revolutionary government.

Reign Of Terror

200

This economic system emerged during the Industrial Revolution and was based on industrial production and private ownership.

Industrial Capitalism

200

Romanticism stressed these three as primary sources of knowledge and understanding.

Emotion, feeling, and imagination

300

This philosophical idea from Plato describes a realm of perfect, unchanging concepts, with the physical world being only an imperfect reflection of them.

Theory of Forms

300

This term refers to the forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system.

Revolution

300

This group was the only estate required to pay taxes in pre-revolutionary France, which made them the most resentful of the government system.

The Third Estate.

300

This major historical shift moved societies from farming and handmade goods to machine-made products and factory work.

Industrialization 

300

Romantics believed this was to be worshipped, and this reverence is reflected in their art and literature.

Nature

400

This major school of thought teaches that virtue is the highest good, that we can only control our reactions to events, and that emotions should be guided by reason.

Stoicism

400

John Locke claimed that all people are born with these rights, including life, liberty, and property.

Natural Rights

400

Taken on June 20, 1789, this pledge by the National Assembly declared they would not disband until a new French Constitution was created.

The Tennis Court Oath

400

Industrialization helped fuel the growth of this economic system based on trade, markets, and private property.

Capitalism

400

This intellectual movement emerged at the end of the 1700s as a response to the Enlightenment, valuing emotion over reason.

Romanticism

500

In Plato’s ideal state, these wise rulers are chosen for their deep understanding of what is truly good.

Philosopher Kings

500

This intellectual movement was a response to the Scientific Revolution, applying reason and observation of the natural world to politics and economics.

Enlightenment

500

Heavy spending by the First and Second Estates helped trigger this national disaster that contributed to the French Revolution.

Economic Crisis

500

The harsh living and working conditions faced by many during the Industrial Revolution contributed to the rise of this system, which emphasizes collective ownership and social welfare.

Socialism

500

Romantics highly valued the uniqueness of each person, a concept known as this.

Individualism