Revolutions Vocab

Question 1

Invented telescope-discovered moon Craters, sunspots, Saturn, moons of Jupiter, and Milky Way

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Galileo

Question 2

Government in which the Monarch has to follow rules set forth by citizens, limiting their power

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Constitutional Monarchy

Question 3

After the English Civil war, the act that restored Charles II to the throne of England.

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Restoration

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Philosopher-Imprisoned 2x&exiled from France-Fought for justice, religious tolerance, & liberty

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Voltaire

Question 5

Wrote “Man is born free but everywhere is in chains.”

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Jean Jacques Rousseau

Question 6

Island that Napoleon was finally exiled to and he died here.

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St. Helena

Question 7

French philosopher who wrote the Encyclopedia

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Denis Diderot

Question 8

Period of time btw Napoleon’s return to France & restoration of the Monarchy

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100 days

Question 9

Protestant minority group in France

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Huguenots

Question 10

The legislative body of England… they make the laws

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Parliament

Question 11

Island off the coast of Greece where Napoleon was exiled-Escaped, leading to 100 days period

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Elba

Question 12

I was used to efficiently and humanely chop off tons of heads.

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Guillotine

Question 13

After the storming of the Bastille, the period of time people were afraid of military & Rebels

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The Great Fear

Question 14

New way of thinking that emerged in the mid 1500s that used evidence to prove theories

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Scientific Method

Question 15

Occurred at wedding of Henry of Navarre-Resulted in the deaths of 10s of thousands of Huguenots

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St. Bartholomew's day massacre

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Against the violent excess of the French Revolution. Sentenced to death for it.

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George Jacques Danton

Question 17

Government in which the King and/or Queen holds all power

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Absolute Monarchy

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Protestant monarchs of Britain who replaced Catholic King James II.

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William and Mary

Question 19

Argued people had a right to overthrow a government that does not protect their natural rights.

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John Locke

Question 20

English, Holy Roman Empire & Spanish alliance against the French to choose the Monarch of Spain

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War of Spanish Succession

Question 21

Document that limited the power of the English Monarch and created a Constitutional Monarchy

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English Bill of Rights

Question 22

Declaration made by the National Assembly-Called for Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.

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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

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Henry IV of France’s Son who fought to oppress the Huguenots even though his dad used to be one

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Louis XIII

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argued if men and women had equal education, they would be equal in society

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Question 25

Advocated the idea of absolute monarchy in his book Leviathan

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Thomas Hobbes

Question 26

War between the Hapsburgs and Hohenzollerns over control of Austria

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War of Austrian Succession

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The first Czar of Russia

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Ivan IV

Question 28

1st new French government, created during the Tennis court oath and created a new constitution.

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National Assembly

Question 29

Put Napoleon in charge as Emperor and created a French Empire.

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Plebiscite Vote

Question 30

King of France - first absolute monarch tried for crimes against society. Executed.

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Louis XVI

Question 31

Symbolic attack on medieval prison-Freed 7 prisoners and armed the rebel armies.

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Storming of the Bastille

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Treaty that ended the 30 years war, one of Europe’s last conflicts over religion.

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Treaty of Westphalia

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Austrian Conservative who advocated for Monarchies remaining in control @ Congress of Vienna

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Prince Klemens von Metternich

Question 34

Conflict between the Roundheads and Royalists in England - ended with Charles I losing his head

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English Civil War

Question 35

Grand Palace built by Louis XIV outside of Paris - bankrupted the French government

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Versailles

Question 36

Leader of Prussian and British forces who beat Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.

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Duke of Wellington

Question 37

Lowest level of French society. Made up of the Bourgeoisie, Sans Culottes and the peasants.

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3rd Estate

Question 38

Class of french citizens made up of Nobles. Only 2% of the people but had most of the wealth

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2nd Estate

Question 39

Known as Sun King-Lavish spending led to France bankrupting & troubles that caused revolution

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Louis XIV

Question 40

Daughter of Henry VIII -solidified Protestantism as England's Religion & replaced Spain's power

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Elizabeth I

Question 41

Mathematical system created to assist in explaining motion

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Calculus

Question 42

Meaning “without knee breeches.” The workers of the 3rd estate and the most revolutionary

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San Culottes

Question 43

Catholic adviser to Louis XIII. Convinced FR to fight vs the Catholic Hapsburgs in 30yrs War.

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Cardinal Richelieu

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Meaning Caesar, the title given to the absolute monarchs of Russia.

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Czar

Question 45

Idea first proposed by Aristotle that put the Earth at the Solar System’s center

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Geocentric Theory

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Leader of Russia who modernized the country and forever attached it to European Politics

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Peter the Great

Question 47

Developed the law of universal gravitation

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Sir Isaac Newton

Question 48

Leader of Prussia and Prominent Hohenzollern who was part of the War of Austrian Succession

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Frederick the Great

Question 49

The Sun King and quintessential Absolute monarch

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King Louis XIV

Question 50

Author of The Wealth of Nations - declared markets free of gov't interference would help all

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Adam Smith

Question 51

Leader of Russia who expanded territory and reformed society as an enlightened despot

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Catherine The Great

Question 52

Disastrous military advance-Resulted in French army destruction & led to the fall of Napoleon

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Napoleon's Russian Campaign

Question 53

Blockade used by Napoleon to keep Europe from trading with Great Britain. I failed

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Continental System

Question 54

Battle that Napoleon lost to the British and Prussians. This led to Napoleon’s exile to Elba.

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Waterloo

Question 55

Religious war btw Catholics &Protestants in HRE-include most powers of Europe Bankrupting them

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30 Years War

Question 56

The Sun is the center of the solar system

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Heliocentric Theory

Question 57

Catholic Empire of Europe - included areas of modern day Austria, DE, IT, The Nether & Belgium

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Holy Roman Empire

Question 58

I was a violent leader of the National Convention and was in charge during the Reign of Terror.

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Maximillian Robespierre

Question 59

Coined the term Cell

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Robert Hooke

Question 60

Assistant to Tycho Brahe who proved that the planets orbit the sun

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Johannes Kepler

Question 61

Made up of 1% of the population, the clergy, who own 10% of the land and much of the wealth.

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First Estate

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Most violent French government during the revolution and led the Reign of Terror.

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National Convention

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first scientist to create complete model of solar system-used physics, astronomy & mathematics.

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Copernicus

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English Pirates who raided Spanish Ships & resulted in attack of the Spanish Armada

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Sea Dogs

Revolutions Vocab

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Revolutions Vocab

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