Age Of Revolution Flashcards

1
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Absolute monarchy

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Only has one ruler

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Divine right

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God has chose you to rule

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3
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Inquisition

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Objective was to get rid of people who aren’t Catholic

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4
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What led to war between England and Spain

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Queen Elizabeth didn’t want to marry Philip II because of his religion so he started a war

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5
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What was the fall of the Spanish Armada and hat impact did it have on England and Spain

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It’s the Spanish navy. France started ships on fire and it exploded and killed many of the people

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Louis XIV

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King of France. Led an absolute Monarchy. Known for his aggressive foreign policy.

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Why was King Louis XIV “the sun king”

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He believed he was chosen by God to be the god of the sun.

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Palace of Versailles

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King Louis XIV’s house, was extremely expensive and he used taxes to pay for it.

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9
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Religious intolerance

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Wouldn’t allow religious tolerances

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10
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What was enlightenment?

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Used reason to discover natural laws (social, political and economic).

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How did enlightenment lead to revolution in Americas and in France?

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People used reason to realize what was wrong with the government

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What negative ideas came from the age of reason

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People realized how to use their power in a negative way.

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13
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Hobbe’s belief

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Peace involves human cooperation

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14
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John Locke

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We learn from our experiences

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15
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Voltaire

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Against brutality and tyranny

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16
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Montesquieu

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Believed in having laws

17
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Rousseau

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Sciences and arts have caus d corruption

18
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Wollstonecraft

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She thought woman should have equal rights

19
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1st estate

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Clergy, 1% of the population, had money land and special privileges

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2nd estate

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Nobility, 2-5% population. Had wealth and taxed peasantry

21
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3rd Estate

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Everyone else, 95% of population. Very few rich members.

22
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Causes of the French Revolution

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International money loss, political conflict, and tax system

23
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Louis XVI called mo the Estates General because of what is issues? Who attended?

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He needed tax money and their government attended

24
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Tennis court oath

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They will form a new government

25
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Date of the storming of Bastille

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July 14th

26
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What reforms were made in the National Assembly

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Change in leadership

27
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Declaration of rights of man

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August 26 1789 Liberty, property, resistance to oppression

28
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Why were the king and queen be headed

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They were put on trial

29
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Committee of public safety: how did they lead the nation

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Absolute power to save the revolution from France

30
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Reign of terror

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Period of violence after the revolution with mass executions

31
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What was the directory

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Government of France during the revolution

32
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Napoleonic Code

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French legal code divided up civil law

33
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What lasting impact did the Nepoleonic Code have

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Basis for many other law

34
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Hati’s struggle for independence

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Enslaved Hatians were freed when France agreed to sign a truce. Toussaint L’ouverture

35
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Independence for Mexico and Central America

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Many were captured and killed. Led by el grito de Dolores and Jose Morelos

36
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Independence for South America

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Bolivar wanted independence from Spain. San Martin, Venezuela

37
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Philip II

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King of Spain