Unit 13 - An Age of Revolutions

What did Newton believe caused objects to fall toward Earth?

The Nobility was the ____ estate:

Promoted the education of women in Russia:

Most scholars at the time ____ Copernicus's theory of the universe?

He advocated free speech:

The leader of the Reign of Terror in France:

What did Galileo construct to observe the universe?

Napoleon's first exile was the island of ___:

The Clergy was the ___ estate:

He used math to prove the existence of a force that keeps planets orbiting around the sun:

Napoleon's second & final exile was to the island of ___:

According to John Locke, the Enlightenment's natural rights of people were:

The storming of the Bastille occurred on:

Montesquieu's proposal of "3 branches of government" were:

He believed that all people possess natural rights:

The Bourgeoisie was the ____ estate:

The period in the 1700s in which people rejected traditional ideas & liked human reasoning was:

Who called a meeting of the Estates General?

The Napoleonic Code was:

This person believed that reason, rather than tradition, should be the way to discover truth:

How many people served on France's "Directory?"

Enlightenment thinkers argued that the purpose of government was to:

Author of The Social Contract claiming people are naturally good, but corrupted by society:

This person practiced religious tolerance, ended censorship, and got rid of serfdom in Austria:

"Scorched earth" policy was used by the ___:

A coup d'etat means revolt to overthrow a government by ____:

During Napoleon's domination of Europe, what 2 nations seemed beyond his reach?

This person made primary education available to all children in Austria:

Middle Ages scholars believed that ____ was the center of the universe.

The astronomer who provided evidence to support the heliocentric theory:

The Polish scholar who challenged the belief that Earth was at the center of the universe:

He suggested the separation of powers of gov't with "checks & balances."