Midterm Study Guide Flashcards
What type of government was created in England by the Glorious Revolution?
Constitutional Monarchy
Peter the Great waged war against the Ottoman empire to gain a warm-water port on the _________ Sea.
Mediterranean
How did Louis XIV govern France in 1661 after the death of his chief minister?
He took complete control
One result of the English Bill of Rights of 1689 was that the monarch could not _______ in parliamentary debates.
interfere
The palace at Versailles is a good example of the display of wealth & power for the royal family of what country?
France
This historical document laid the foundations for many modern day governments; including the focus on individual rights, the installation of checks and balances, and the idea of due process.
Magna Carta
In the concept of the divine right of kings, from what did the monarchs claim their authority as the sole leader of their respective nations?
God
One major difference between the French Revolution and the American Revolution was a lasting ________.
constitution
What event of the French Revolution were Robespierre and the Jacobins primarily responsible?
“Reign of Terror”
What event first demonstrated that popular protest would play a role in the French Revolution?
Storming the Bastille on July 14, 1789
What did members of the Third Estate swear to in the Tennis Court Oath?
To never stop meeting until a constitution had been written.
The Reign of Terror during the French Revolution can best be described as a violent purge of suspected ______.
traitors
A consequence of the Reign of Terror was the ______ of a king.
death
In France’s old order, the clergy belonged to the ______ Estate.
First
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen was modeled on the American ____________.
Declaration of Independence
