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The Enlightenment and the French Revolution
World History
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07/09/2012

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Montesquieu
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Who believed the Government should be divided into the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches in order to create a system of checks and balances?
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Hobbes
Definition
Who said, "people are greedy and selfish and therefore require a strong leader to keep order."
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Hobbes

 

 

Definition
Who believed that people must give up certain freedoms to ensure order.
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Wollstonecraft
Definition
Who believed that the key to helping women become less helpless and more productive is education.
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Rousseau
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Who believed that the problem with society is the unequal distribution of wealth.
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Voltaire
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Who believed that the freedom of speech is the best weapon to combat a bad government.
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Locke
Definition
Who believed that if the government does not protect our natural rights, then we have the right to revolt.
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Locke
Definition
Who believed that our natural rights include life, liberty, and the right to own property?
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Rousseau
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Who believed that government should only consider the general will of the people, or what the majority desire.
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Catherine the Great
Definition
An Enlightened Ruler of Russia
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Joseph II
Definition
The Enlightened Ruler of Austria that gave privileges to the peasants so they would work harder.
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Louis XIV
Definition
Absolute ruler of France that believed in Divine right and said, “L’etat, c’est moi!," I am the state.
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Peter the Great
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Ruler of Russia who was known to be weak and sadistic.
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Maria Teresa
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Enlightened ruler of Austria and the mother of Joseph II.
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Frederick II
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Ruler of Prussia that freed the serfs and hired educated civil servants for government jobs.
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English Civil War
Definition
Charles I of England started a war with the Scots over religious issues. He did this without the support of Parliament. This started the ____________ ____________ ___________ which ended with the execution of King Charles I.
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Commonwealth
Definition

Oliver Cromwell took over England.

Under his rule, England was called a _______________.

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Glorious
Definition
William III and Mary II are brought in to rule as Protestant rulers in the place of James II. James II, a devout Catholic, felt threatened by Parliament and left England. Parliament’s replacement of James II to the thrown is called the ________________ Revolution. There was no blood shed.
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English Bill of Rights
Definition
William and Mary agreed to allow Parliament politically supremacy over the monarchy. The signing of the __________ _________ _____ ______.
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  • The Third Estate organized the National Assembly and took the Tennis Court Oath
  • The Mob of Paris storms the Bastille looking for weapons
  • The Reign of Terror begins under the leadership of Robespierre
  • The execution of Louis XVI
  • The Directory of 5 men rules France
  • Napoleon takes over France in a coup d’etat
Definition

French Revolution – Sequence the following events in the order they occurred.

 

  • The execution of Louis XVI
  • The Directory of 5 men rules France
  • Napoleon takes over France in a coup d’etat
  • The Mob of Paris storms the Bastille looking for weapons
  • The Third Estate organized the National Assembly and took the Tennis Court Oath
  • The Reign of Terror begins under the leadership of Robespierre

 

 

Term
1st Estate – Clergy
2nd Estate – Nobles
3rd Estate – the rest of the people, mostly peasants
Definition
Describe the make-up of the Three Estates of the Old Regime of France
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She lived in a life of luxury.
Definition
Why was Marie Antoinette disliked by the people of France?
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1) Observation
2) Generalization
3) Experimentation
Definition
List the steps of Newton’s Scientific Method.
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Law of Gravity and invention of calculus
Definition
Name two more ideas or accomplishments in which Newton is famous.
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Absolute rulers believed they were given the right to rule by God. Enlightened rulers saw themselves as servants of the people or the state.
Definition
How were absolute rulers of Medieval Europe different than Enlightened Absolute rulers?
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Microscope and Telescope
Definition
Name two major inventions of the Scientific Revolution that provided a closer view of the world.
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