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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What led to the Rise of absolute monarchs? | Feudalism and the church declined=kings power increased. European kings taxed merchants/bankers and used the $ for more armies. |
| How is Louis XlV the perfect example of an absolute monarch? | Ruled France "I am the state" Excluded nobles from gov., created massive debts from wars, used wealth and art to glorify himself, and used colonies to generate new health. Ignored his peoples complaints and taxed them. |
| What was the Edict of Nantes? | Signed law by King Henry lV that gave protestants more freedom " provided religious tolerance as well as civil rights for the Huguenots." "permitted them to hold public worship " |
| What was the divine right that monarchs believed? | the idea that God created the monarchy |
| What was Peter the Great most known for bringing to Russia | modernized Russia: brought improved far,ming, used mercantilism, modernized the armies, expanded Russia's borders, andmade him slef head of orthodox church |
| Describe Russia before Peter the Great. | Russia was isolated, had no advanced industry, no overseas colonies, and dint know much about the Renaissance . Most Russian were peasants and farmers |
| What were Machiavelli’s philosophies in ruling? | Inspired acts of violence, mortality, attacked neighbored territories, "better to be feared than loved", can abandon ones honesty and generosity if ones slef interests are threatened |
| Who was Queen Elizabeth I? | the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, who ruled England between 1558 and 1603. Restored England to protestanism and England's defeat of Spanish armada. |
| Detail the English Civil War? What was it over? | The English Civil Wars comprised three wars, which were fought between Charles I and Parliament between 1642 and 1651. |
| What was the Glorious Revolution? WHy was it Glorious? | |
| What type of government was instilled in England because of the Revolution? | Constitutionalism and the ideas that humans had natural rights and that gov should have agreement between people and their ruler |
| What type of government does Thomas Hobbes believe is necessary? How is it related to the English Civil War? | He wanted a strong absolute monarchy. |
| Who defeated the Spanish Armada? | queen Elizabeth 1 |
| What was the Thirty Years’ War? | European Protestant vs. Catholic war The treaties sthat ended the war establish soveriegnity (a self-governing state.) |
| What was the Enlightenment? How did it occur? | Was a revolution in intellectual changes and Europeans view of gov, and society. Occured because people disagreed with absolutism and the divine right |
| How can you apply the scientific method to other areas of life? | you can apply reason and logic to improve and change government and society |
| How did the Enlightenment divert away from the Divine Right and monarchs? | It replaced faith with logic and reason in society. Let people use their natural rights and that knowledge was attainable by man. Gave people rights they didn't have before |
| How did Thomas Hobbes and John Locke differ? | Thomas Hobbes: ABSOLUE MONARCH Locke: NATURAL RIGHTS and GOV DSHOULD PROTECT RIGHTS |
| What did the philosophers debate? | New ideas in the enlightenment at the Salon. They debated on freedom of speech and rights as peoples affects on the gov. |
| How did Voltaire, Rousseau, and Montesquieu influence the American and French Revolutions? | influenced the revolutionaries with their philosophies of individual rights, liberty, and social contract |
| Who was Mary Wollstonecraft? | "Women need equal education with men." |
| What were the long term consequences of the Enlightenment? | Began major Revolutions, scientific breakthroughs, improved human society, questioned religion, valued logic. |
| What were the main ideas of the Enlightenment? | Freedom of speech and religion, natural rights, checks & BALANCES, and popular sovierginity (gov listen to what the people want) |
| What were the long term and short term causes of the French Revolution? | The enlightenment, class conflict, economic problems, and the weakness of Louis xiv |
| How was Louis XVI a weak leader? | He created debts by going into wars, gained money by increasing bread tax on his citizens, ignored the revolution, spent money on his palace, |
| Why was the meeting of the Estates General unfair? | "everyone had 1 vote" Because the noble and clergy would ally and outvote the third estate |
| What did the National Assembly and Tennis Court Oath establish? | National Assembly:New legaslative body and established that a they wouldn't stop meeting until they got a new constitution |
| What day marks the beginning of the French Revolution? What event established this? | French Ind. Day. The Storming of Bastille (prison) marks the beginning |
| What did the National Assembly accomplish? What did they fail to accomplish? | They abolished feudalism and published the declaration of rights of man & citizen. financial problems increased |
| What was outlined in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen? | Natural Rights: liberty, property, security & resistance, opression ALL CITIZENS EQUAL |
| What was the Outcome of the Women’s March to Versailles? | (stormed castle bc of bread prices) The Royal Family returned to paris to "live with the commoners" |
| Detail the Reign of Terror. | France got in wars. Committee of public safety was created ran under Robespierre used terror and execution to turn people against each other |
| Who was France fighting wars with? | vs. Austria Prussia Britain Spain and Sardiana |
| Who was John-Paul Marat? What was his fate? | Editor of newspaper and attacked enemies of revolution.Wrote and published names of people who needed to die. wanted to purge girondins. |
| What was the fate of Louis XVI? What was the fate of Marie Antoinette? | died by the guillotine in 1793 |
| Who was Robespierre? What was his fate? | He advocated the death penalty for enemies of the revolution and supported the Reign of Terror and the executions. He failed suicide and died by the guillotine |
| Who was Napoleon? How did he come to power? | military leader, who sized power as a dictator of france |
| What did Napoleon institute in France? | new constitution and bank. peace w church, ppl were equal in law, religious freedom, wives no propert rights. |
| What were the phases of the French Revolution? | phase 1: moderate stage (meeting and protests vs absolutis) start of violence lots of constitutions and laws phase 2: counter rev. activity new political spectrum and mass execution started reighn of terror: crazzyyyyy Robespierre powerful lots of d |
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