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Exploration through Revolution
Exploration, Scientific Revolution, Absolute Monarchy, Enlightenment, French Revolution
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History
9th Grade
03/03/2012

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Columbus
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Carribean
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Balboa
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Pacific Ocean through Panama
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Cortes
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Mexico
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Pizarro
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Peru
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Coronado
Definition
Colorado and Santa Fe
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Cartier
Definition
St. Lawerence and Canada
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Magellan's Crew
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Around the World
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Diaz
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tip of Africa
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Significance and contribution of Galileo Galilei 
Definition

created his own telescope

discovered new things about the universe the church were scared to let out

because of church he liveed under house arrest until he died

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Significance and contribution of Isaac Newton
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theory of motion

universal gravity

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Significance and contribution of Francis Bacon
Definition
experimental method- experiment and draw conclusions
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Significance and contribution of Rene Descartes
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reject old assumptions and teachings(like Bacon)

use mathmatics and logic rather than experimentation

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Causes of Scientific Revolution

 

Definition

questioning of the old way of thinking

growth of technology

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How did Scientific Revolution change the way people viewed the world?

How did Scientific Revolution conflict with the church?

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The church did not want anyone to hear these new assumptions for they believed the people would rebel against the church

ex. heliocentric compared with geocentric

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How did the heliocentric theory differ from the geocentric theory?
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geocentric- earth focused

heliocentric- sun focused

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Russia distinct

 

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Weather and isolated
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Spain distinction
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traveled many places and gained money

 

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Philip II
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Charles V son

inherits Spain, Spanish Netherlands, and American Colonies

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importance of Cardinals
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Louis XIV
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most powerful french ruler

believed himself and state were one

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Frederick the Great
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military policies  but softer laws than his fathers laws
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Ivan the Trerrible
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Ivan IV

came to throne when 3 so he was inexperienced

Turned against boyars when he assumed they poisoned his wife, Anastasia

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Peter the Great
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one of Russia's greatest reformers
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James I
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stuggles with parliment over money

inherited English throne from Elizabeth I

King James Bible

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Oliver Cromwell
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Puritan general during English Civil War
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William and Mary
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Overthrew James II

Bill of Rights for England

Glorious Revolution

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What was divine right? How does this play a part into the absolute monarchies of the day?
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Belief that Power is given by God
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Grievences with the monarchs
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taxes, inequality, too much power
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Jean Rousseau

*

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All equal and all should be free

direct democracy

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Cesare Beccaria
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innocent until proven guilty

no severe punishment

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Baron de Montesqueiu
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Checks and Balances
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Mary Wollstonecraft
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Women should have equal education and should be a part of the world
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John Locke
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Life, Liberty, Poperty

 

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Voltaire*
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Freedom of Speech, Religous tolerance

Inspired Bill of Rights

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what was the new idea about government that came with Enlightenment thinkers?
Definition
Divine Right too focused Voltaire
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Georges Danton
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minister of Justice

powerful leader

leader of Jacobin

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Louis XVI
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Marie Antoinette
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Louis XVI wife
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Maximillian Robespierre
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get rid of French past

Calender

Dechristianized France

gained control of Committee of Public Safety

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Olympe de Gouges
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equal rights for all citizens

wrote Decleration of the Rights of women and the female citizen

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Compare/Contrast American Revolution and French Revolution
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Progression of the government in France: be able to explaini why each is change was made and what reforms came with each new Gov.
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Estates General- assembly of representatives

National Assembly- end of monarchy begining of new governmnent.

Legislative Assembly- limited monarchy

National Convention- support monarchy

Costitution of 1795- 2 house legislature

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Explain main causes of French Revoluon and how thos led to the French Revolution
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Social Crisis- commoners only ones that had to pay taxes

Financial Crisis- bad harvests and food storage; costly spending of Royal family

Political Crisis- government had too much power

Cultural- some believed way of living was best and only way to live

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What was the progression of events in France
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Storming of the Bastille
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mob of commoners attack Bastille(armory/prison)

official start of French Revolution

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Tennis Court Oath
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Swore to meet at indoor tennis courts until new constitution created
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National Assembly
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Reign of Terror
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widespread attack kon anyone thought to be an enemy of revolution

 

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Three Estates
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1. Catholic Clergy

2. Nobility

3. Commoners

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Guillotine
Definition
punishment for those who were an enemy of French Revolution
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