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Chapters 10-11
Enlightenment and Revolution
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9th Grade
10/18/2014

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____ was the first to argue that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the universe.
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Nicholas Copernicus
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Isaac Newton’s universal law of gravitation
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showed how one law could explain all motion in the universe.
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Francis Bacon, an English philosopher, believed scientists should
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be methodical in studying nature.
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John Locke’s idea of ‘cart blanche’ suggests that people were
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molded by their experiences
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To Voltaire and many other philosophies, the universe was
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like a clock
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In Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s concept of a social contract,
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an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will.
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The belief about the universe before Copernicus’ theory is that
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the universe is a series of spheres with Earth fixed at the center.
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Galileo’s observations seemed to indicate that
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the Catholic Church’s beliefs about the heavens were incorrect.
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Which of the following was NOT a medical breakthrough of the Scientific Revolution?
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Drawings of the symmetry of the human body
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Who has been rightly called the father of modern rationalism?
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René Descartes
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Montesquieu’s most lasting contribution to political thought was his
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analysis of the governmental system of checks and balances.
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Adam Smith believed in laissez-faire, by which he meant that
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the state should not regulate the economy.
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According to John Locke, how does the mind acquire knowledge?
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experience
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The Declaration of Independence (of the US) illustrates what philosophical school of thought?
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Enlightenment
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The Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers to
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defend France from threats
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Because the Committee of Public Safety was often violent in its actions, its time of power was called
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Reign of Terror
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Napoleon’s coup d’état overthrew the ____ government.
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French
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The three major parts of Napoleon’s Grand Empire were
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France, Morocco,and Algeria
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What were the two major reasons that Napoleon’s Grand Empire collapsed?
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the survival of Great Britain and the force of nationalism
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Napoleon’s army left Russia because
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The capital was burned and abandoned
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Which of France’s estates was NOT exempt from the taille (tax)?
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The Third Estate (commoners)
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The primary focus of the Napoleonic Code was
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equality for all citizens
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Promotion within Napoleon’s new bureaucracy was
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based on ability only, not rank or birth.
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What percentage of land was owned by the clergy?
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10%
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What percentage of the population were commoners?
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98%
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Which European Empire did the most to embrace Enlightenment ideas
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France
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From which city was Napoleon’s army forced to retreat?
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Moscow
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his beliefs inspired the American Founding Fathers
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John Locke
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first European to study stars using a telescope
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Galileo Galilei
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the intellectuals of the Enlightenment
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philosophes
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developed a philosophy based on the idea “I think, therefore I am”
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René Descartes
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helped spread Enlightenment thought through his Encyclopedia
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Diderot
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members of the Third Estate, also known as the Middle Class
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bourgeoisie
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observed that the planets’ orbits are elliptical, not circular
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Kepler
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while his people were starving, he lived a luxurious lifestyle
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Louis XVI
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a popular general who overthrew an unstable French government
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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preached his beliefs primarily to the lower class peasants
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John Wesley
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storming of this began the French Revolution
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Bastille
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theory that the Earth was the center of universe
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geocentric
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stressed the importance of hard work and spiritual contentment
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Methodism
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a sudden overthrow of the government
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coup d’etat
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used by the revolutionaries to execute opponents
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guillotine
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large living rooms used by French wealthy to spread ideas of Enlightenment
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salon
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belief that God made the universe and now ‘sits back’ to watch it run
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Deism
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theory that the sun was the center of planetary orbits
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heliocentric
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to take out the religious elements
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secularize
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strong pride in one’s unique culture
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Nationalism
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Identify and discuss two ways the Essay: Enlightenment significantly impacted the establishment of the United States government.
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check-and-balances; deism; John Locke
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Essay: Identify and discuss the long range and short range causes that led to the revolution in France.
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unfair taxing; excessive spending; poverty
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