5.1-5.2 AMSCO Practice

The belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation.

A peninsula in Southern Europe on which Italy is located.

A Utopian who set up a model community at his cotton mill in Scotland.

Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882).

Liberty! Equality! Fraternity! Chant used by French Revolutionaries.

Runaway slaves who gathered in mountainous, forested, or swampy areas and formed their own self-governing communities.

Enlightenment era belief that there is a God, but isn't involved in people's lives or in revealing truths to prophets.

A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity.

Term commonly used for people of mixed African and European blood.

Incident in France where a Jewish captain was tried for treason because the military was anti-Semitic.

French philosopher and writer whose works epitomize the Age of Enlightenment, often attacking injustice and intolerance.

17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings.

Socialists who hoped to replace the capitalist structure with planned communities guided by a spirit of cooperation.

Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872).

A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights by creating a government and abiding by its rules.

Italian nationalist movement passed to the kingdom of Sardinia.

The movement to end the Atlantic slave trade and free all enslaved people.

Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French Nat. Assem. at the beginning of the French Revolution.

A person of Native American and European ancestry.

Medieval fortress that was converted to a prison stormed by peasants during the early stages of the French Revolution.

Intellectuals of the Enlightenment

He freed the slaves and gained effective independence for Haiti.

Utopian socialist who wanted a society led by intellectuals providing for the welfare of the lowest classes.

Abstention by governments from interfering in the workings of the free market.

A female movement for gender equality.

People living in the New World Spanish colonies but born in Spain.

Locke's concept of the mind as a blank sheet bombarded by sense impressions, aided by human reasoning, formulate ideas.

A period of time when native Filipinos were calling for reform.

Founder that wanted a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine.

An ideology developed by the Ottoman govt. in order to strengthen their subjects' loyalty and solidarity.

A political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes.

Movement in the 18th cent. that advocated use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.

Scottish economist who wrote the Wealth of Nations a precursor to modern Capitalism.

French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers.

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country.

Name the revolutionaries gave to the former French colony of Saint Domingue.

He believed that a fundamental principle of utopia was harmonious living in communities rather than class struggle.

Puerto Rican who wrote patriotic poems that supported Cuban independence.

A system in which society, usually in the form of the government, owns and controls the means of production.

An economic system based on private ownership of capital.

A work of economic theory by Adam Smith, advocating for Capitalism.

The document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress advocating for freedom from Great Britain.

A term given to the philosophy the advocates of the protection of individual rights and liberties.

This was the period in France where Robespierre ruled and used revolutionary terror to solidify the home front.

A policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jewish believers in Palestine.

A French man who believed that Human beings are naturally good & free & can rely on their instincts.

Movement of individuals into a population.

English socialists who advocated electoral victories rather than violent revolution to bring about social change.

German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898).

Prejudice against those of the Jewish faith.

Political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.

The most important military leader in the struggle for independence in South America.