Global Regents 2024 Flashcards
apartheid
separation of the races, it is a policy of strict social segregation
universal suffrage
voting rights for everyone
absolutism
when one person holds all the power over a country or region
englightenment
a time where people questioned the government/king
ottoman empire
lasted for over 400 years, the ottomans built one of the largest and most diverse empires that offered religious tolerance
Mughal empire
a Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of modern day India and Pakistan from 1526 to 1857
British Eats India Company
Set up with the intention of expanding and trading with India (the company is not a government, but had the pull and sway of a government)
Tokugawa Shogunate
the government that ruled Japan (1600-1868), it prevented foreigners from coming into Japan and from Japanese people leaving Japan, they also cut off all trading from Japan with other nations
Feudalism
Land owned by a powerful person is divided up and given to others in exchange for work and a promise to fight for the landowner
edict of 1635
orders the closing of Japan and they go into a period of Isolationism (wanted to eliminate foreign influence from Japan including Christianity)
What led to the Enlightenment era?
during the scientific revolution, people began to question who was in charge which was the Church. This then lead to people questioning the government, people wanted a change in government.
Scientific revolution
a series of rapid scientific advancements that occurred in Western Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries
John Locke
Enlightenment thinker; natural rights of people being life, liberty, and property. He wrote two treaties of government - consent of the governed
Natural Rights
Rights that all people are born with
Montesquieu
Enlightenment thinker; separation of powers - three branches of government so no one branch holds all the power
Rousseau
Enlightenment thinker; Social contract theory - contract between the people and the government
Social contract
An agreement between the people and government; if the government fails to meet the needs of the people, they can overthrow the government
Voltaire
Believes in freedom of expression. Influences monarchs like Catherine the Great of Russian to be an “Enlightened Despot” which is the incorporation of some reforms as long as they didn’t threaten the social order of their power
Mary Wollenstonecraft
One of the first Women to fight for women’s equality and rights
Democracy
People have say in the government
Absolute Monarchy
A king who has absolutely all the power, they typically abuse their power
3rd estate in France
The 3rd Estate in France had no say in government, no rights, they were oppressed and paid the taxes for ALL classes/estates including themselves in France
Causes of the French Revolution
France was in debt due to King Louis XIV’s poor spending habits, the 3rd estate were extremely poor and were forced to pay ALL the taxes, there was lack of freedom and rights
The 3 Estate System in France:
1st Estate: (Clergy-People of the Church)
2nd Estate: (Nobility-Land Owners)
3rd Estate: (Peasants, workers, bourgeoise)