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Three Important scientist during the Scientific Revolution

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Newton- theory of gravity
Copernicus-Sun is center of the universe, heliocentric theory
Galieo- astronomical telescope

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Two scientist who used scientific method to solve problems

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Franics Bacon

Rene Descartes

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Divine Right

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Authority to rule directly from god

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Absolute Monarchy

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Complete control over people & goverment

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Absolute Absolutism

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Europe- agge of powerful absolute monarchs who built strong centralized nation states

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Which absolute monarch was determined to modernize/westernize his country

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Peter the Great of Russia

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What did John Locke mean by “natural rights”

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right to life, liberty, rights from birth

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Attitude during Renaissance and Enlightenment

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questioning spirt, through logic and reason. people could solve every problem

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The constitution of the US was most influenced by the ideas of which Enlightenment Philosopher?

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John Locke

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Enlightenment philosophers feelings about divine right?

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AGAINST IT

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How did enlightenment philosophy encourage later political revolutions?

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Challenged people to think in new ways.

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Lives of peasants during Enlightenment

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Lives were not effected very much

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Reasons Britain became a global power in 1700s

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Geography

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3 social classes in France

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First estate- Clergy .5% population 10% of land
Second Estate- nobles 1.5% population 20% land
3rd Estate- Peasants 98%population 70% land

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Who is Robespierre and what was the Reign of Terror?

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Chief architech during French Revolution. Reign of Terror-40,000 people excuted

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Feelings of all three French Social Classes toward Napoleon

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Supported through all classes

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System of Social Hierarchy

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Peninsulared-spanish born Creoles- European descended Latin Americans Mestizos-Native American Mutattoes-African

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Industrial Revolution Leader James Hargreaves

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spinning jenny

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Industrial Revolution Leader James Watts

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IMPROVED steam engine

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Industrial Revolution Leader Robert Fulton

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used Watts engine to power steam boat

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Industrial Revolution Leader Thomas Newcomen

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Steam engine powered by coal

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Why did prices of goods lower as a result of the Industrial Revolution

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Assembly line made production faster and cheaper

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What is Socialism?

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People as a whole, own and operate things.

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What is Communism?

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Form of socialism that see’s class struggles between employers and employees as unaviodable

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Economic Policy “Laissez Faire”

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Believed government should not interfere with free operations of the economy “hands off”

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Nationalism

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Pride in your country

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Why was Germanys unification so successful?

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The German Chancellor Otto had strong will, and practiced realistic politics based on the needs of the state, strengthened the army

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Greatest Motive for Europeans to gain colonies

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Economic reasons

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How did Imperialism benefit the economies of colonial powers?

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Colonies were a source of raw materials and cheap labor and provided a cheap market for finished goods

30
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Opium War effecting China

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China lost war. Treaty of Nanjing forced China to open freeports for foreign trade

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Impact of the Meiji Restoration on Japans economy

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japan adopted westernized methods

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BEFORE WW1 what was the name of the Balkan region and why?

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Powder Keg- explosion that helped set off WW1. Ruled by Ottoman Empire

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What event in the Balkans ignited the beginning of WW1?

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Assanation of archduke and his wife by serbian terrorist Gaurilo Princip

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4 types of weapons technology used in WW1

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  1. poison gas 2.air planes 3. automatic machine guns 4. submarines
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How did results of WW1 influence the world veiw of the US and Japan

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The US and Japan emerged as important powers

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Why did the US get involved with WW1

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sinking of their submarines

37
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Causes of WW1

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M militarism (long term) build up of army
A alliances (short term)
Nationalism (long term)
Imperialism-(long term) build up of colonies
Agression/Assination (short term)
Crisis (short term)
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WW1 central powers

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Austria Hungry Germany Ottoman empire (Italy)

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WW1 Allies

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Britain France Russia US (Italy starting in 1915)

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