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History test unite 1
for history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what did monarchs want to do in their nations | rule with an absolute monarchy |
| who built the palace of versailles | King louis XIV(14) |
| who organized the spanish armada? | king philip II |
| who moved Russia's capital. st. Petersburg for water access | Peter the Great |
| who was the sun king | king louis the xvi (14) |
| what is an absolute monarchy | when a monarch has full power over their people and government |
| Why was Russia's capital moved to st Petersburg | to modernize russia by opening a direct window for trade and culture. |
| What was the english bill of rights | It was a bill that limits the power a person can have |
| Who was the leader of the roundheads in the english civil war | Oliver Cromwell |
| Who took power as a result of the Glorious revolution | Wiliam and Marry |
| What was the scientific revolution | Using evidence to over throw the acient view of things |
| Who created the laws of gravity | Issac Newton |
| Define the Hellocentric theory | A model that placed the sun as the center of the solar system by Copernies |
| What ideas did Thomas Hobbes promote | He wanted a strong absolute monarchy |
| What was the goal of the Enlightenment | To not have one person with all the power |
| Who promoted freedom of speech | voltaire |
| What concept was promoted by Montesquieu | Seperation of goverment branches |
| what were John lock ideas about people rights | He wanted people to be independent and relize they have natural rights |
| Enlightenment philosophers belived their power came from | The consent of the governed |
| Which country was founded on Enlightenment thoughts? | The united states |
| Separation of Powers comes from which enlightenment thinker | Montesquieu |
| What were the causes of the American Revolution? | A conflict between Britain and its thirteen colonies about the new land they won after the 7 years war. |
| What was the French and Indian War/Seven Years war? | A major global conflict and the french and Indian War was its american theater |
| What is the Declaration of Independence? | It is a decloration that wants a self governement and to be free. |
| Who is Thomas Jeffereson | Third president of the United states |
| What was the result of the American Revolution | Colonists created new nations not everyone got what they wanted |
| What was the cause of the French Revolution | France was taxing colonists too much making it unlivable for some. |
| Describe 3 estates of France | 1. Clergy 2. nobility 3. commoners. persons, workers, middle class, proffesionals |
| What was the Declaration rigths of man | Its a declaration that says, "Men are born and remain free equal in rights" |
| What was the storming of Bastille | Large crowd of armed parisians stormed the Bastille |
| What was the reign on Terror | A Period of time when the government used guillotine to silence everyone |
| What major figures were killed in the Reign of Terror | The king The queen |
| Who was Robespierre | He was a lower and politican that was a leader of France |
| Who is Nepoleon Bonaparte | In 1799 he seized power promising stablility and reform people accepted him because they were so desperate. |
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