Absolutism, Enlightenment, and Revolution Flashcards
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- Political thinker from England that believed that people are sovereign and consent to government for protection of natural life to life, liberty, and property
- Wrote “The Two Treaties on Government”
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John Locke
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- From England
- Believed that humans exist in a primitive “State of nature” and consent to government for self protection
- Wrote the book “Leviathan”
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Thomas Hobbes
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- Political thinker who believed that a contract between the rulers and the rules
- Wrote “The Social Contract”
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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- French philosopher who believed that religious tolerance should overcome religious fanaticism
- Wrote “Candide”
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Voltaire
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- Anglican religion
- His father thought he should have more power than the parliament
- Executed after the English Civil War
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Charles I
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Painter (transition to the romantic school of the 19th century)
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Eugene Delacroix
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Composer
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Bonaparte Bach
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- The Sun King
- From France/ Palace of Versailles
- Expanded territory and built the Palace while increasing the power of the monarchy
- Drained the treasury and caused tension between the wealthy and poor
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Louis XIV (14th)
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- From Russia/ St. Petersburg
- Created Navy and westernized his country
- Didn’t allow much freedom
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Peter the Great
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Novelist
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Miguel de Cervantes
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- After the end of the French Revolution
- Although short, had a power hungry ideas for France
- Wanted to spread the French Empire across the entire continent of Europe
- Left a legacy behind
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Napoleon
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Mixed between European and Native American races
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Mestizos
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European descent but born in the Americas
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Creoles
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Colonial governments were mining precious metals and were governed by this
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Viceroy
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Wrote the Monroe Doctrine; stated that if any European country invaded the Western Hemisphere, then the U.S. would take it as a threat and fight back
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James Monroe
