revolutions Flashcards
revolution
An instrument of change promoting equality and combating oppression
types of revolutions
Politocal
Economical
Technological
Social
sci rev cause
Shift in mindset with Humanistic ideas and key inventions
heliocentric
Theory by Nicholas Copernicus placing the sun at the center
Orbital Theory
Theory by Johannes Kepler describing egg-shaped orbits
Galileo’s Discoveries
Revealed moon mountains, planetary details, and challenged Church beliefs
Scientific Method
Methodology for experimentation, developed by Francis Bacon
Three Branches of Government
Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches, by Montesquieu
Natural Rights
Life, Liberty, and Property by John Locke
when did the French rev start
1789
3 estates
First: Clergy, Second: Nobility, Third: Peasants
tennis court oath
Pledge by Third Estate not to disband until a constitution was written in June 1789
Storming of Bastille
Marked start of French Revolution, symbol of Monarchy’s overthrow
Bastille day
July 14, 1789
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Inspired by English Bill of Rights, declares equality under law
Paris Commune
Radical commune leading to the National Convention
National Convention Parties
Girondins (conservative) and Jacobins (rebellious)
Robespierre
Jacobin leader during Reign of Terror, executed for violence
Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Both executed by guillotine for treason
Reign of Terror
Period of revolutionary courts prosecuting opponents
The Directory
Government with Upper and Lower houses, later overthrown
Coup D’Etat
Sudden overthrow of government, as with the Directory
Napoleon Bonaparte
Leader of the Coup D’Etat, made domestic improvements
Napoleon’s Empire
Comprised French Empire, Dependent States, and Allied States
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon’s defeat leading to exile, in Belgium