French Rev, Absolut & Enlight Flashcards
To Enlighten
To discover, to find out.. ‘Common Sense’
How long did Louis 14 rule for
72 years
What was Louis 14’s nickname
Sun King
What did Louis 14 being France into
Modern years, and left before the french rev
What did Louis 14 do in Versaille
Isolated himself and wasn’t social with anyone
Hugenots
French protestant
Peition of rights
Gives full power of taxes to the parliament
Guillotine
A machine made to decapate you
Why was Edict of Nantes important
First agreement between the catholic and protestants
When was the age of reason
the Enlightment
What does AUDERE SAPERE mean
“Dare to Think” in Greek
What was Thomas Hobbes book and his morals
The Levinthan- people were born evil or good and too many people in the government is bad
John Locke’s thoughts
Natural rights- life, liberty, and property rights belonged to everyone and the government can’t take that away from anyone
Baron de Montesquieu’s books & thoughts
The Spirit of Laws- created the three branches, judicial legislative and executive
Voltaire’s thoughts
Wrote books againest absolute monarchies, slavery, and the rights of religion.. Famous for writing what he’s thinking and the government often disagreed
Diderot’s thoughts
Edited the enclyopedia and added many different ideas from many different philosophers
Jean Jacques Rousseau’s book & thoughts
the Social Contract- he believed the government shouldn’t have absolute power.. And overthrowing the government can be used
Mary Wollstonecraft’s book & thoughts
Vendication of the Rights of Woman- First feminist. She believed everyone was created equal
What was the age of absolutism
A period after exploration providing European nations with vast ocerseas empires and wealth that strengthens the kings into absolute monarchies
Napoleon’s time
1804-1814
Who was Napoleon
A great military leader who began winning his battles throughout Europe.. An enlightment thinker
What is Napoleon Complex
When you overconstantate to prove your size
In 1799, what did Napoleon declare himself as
The first consul
How did Napoleon win the people over
He allowed them their right to vote, and he manipulated them into voting for him
What is a directory
The declared government after Robespierre, five people and two houses of legs.. Ruled for five years
Who was the confederation of rine made up of
Germany
Napoleon’s code affected the estates how
3rd can own land, 2nd apporved forms and 1st were up to talented jobs
Plebiscite
Popular vote by ballot
What was the percentage of people that made up the 3rd estate
80%
Who did King Louis 16th marry
Marie Antoinette
Who is Jacques Necker
Louis 16th financial leader
After the 3rd and 2nd/1st didn’t agree what happened in the meeting of Estate generals
They all got their separate rooms, but the 3rd were locked out of it so they went to a tennis court and created the tennis court oath
What is the Tennis Court oath
When the 3rd vowed to stay there until they created a declaration
National Assembly is who
Third estate
What is Bastille
An old, discusting prison where the third estate took for gunpower
When is national Bastille day
July 14th, 1790
What document does the national assembly establish
Declaration of the rights of men which gives the rights of all men to make them equal
Old Regime
The old way of life
Great Fear
Beginning of the revolution when nobles began to fled of fear
Coalition
sven countries that alliance together to stop Napoleon
Coup
A military leader who overthrows the government
Continental System
When no countries who alliance with France were allowed to trade with Britain
Scorched-Earth policy
What the Russians did to the French, when they attacked instead they set fire to the ground and starved the army
Battle of Waterloo
His last battle, the seventh coalition..
Battle of Trafalgar
Their first attack against Britain
Who was Metternich and what did he do
Austria; he created peace throughout Europe for 100 years, and balanced power throughout
Congress Of Vienna
In Austria, ruled by Metterrich of Ausrtria
