Roads to Revolution

Question 1

Revolution

Answer 1

A forcible overthrow
of a government or social order,
in favor of a new system

Question 2

Tragic Necessity

Answer 2

Something tragic must occur that is needed to change the Status Quo

Question 3

3 things that must happen for something to be a Revolution

Answer 3

1. Upset with the Status Quo or see a need for a change
2. Present a Plan
3. Plan put in ACTION and a change happens

If these three things don’t happen it isn’t a Revolution, it is an uprising

Question 4

Renaissance

Answer 4

A social movement that began in Italy in 1300 and spread to countries in northern Europe, it significantly changed the arts, literature, and education. Renaissance Revolution

Question 5

Humanism

Answer 5

The study of classical works for literature from the ancient world, ex. grammar, music, and logic. Renaissance Revolution

Question 6

Classical Scholarship

Answer 6

The study of ancient Greece and Rome. Renaissance Revolution

Question 7

Secularism

Answer 7

Religion shouldn’t be the center of human affairs, and that life can be enjoyed. Renaissance Revolution

Question 8

Individualism

Answer 8

People started to live on their own instead of a bunch of people all in one resident, Authors, Architects, Composers, and Poets could move away from religious topics and use their own creativity. Renaissance Revolution

Question 9

Christian Humanism

Answer 9

The history of Christianity and what they believed to be the law of love revealed by Jesus Christ. The belief was that a good Christian should focus their lives on love, peace, and simplicity. Renaissance Revolution

Question 10

Leonardo da Vinci

Answer 10

One of the greatest Renaissance artists was the original Renaissance Man. He was also talented in engineering, architecture, and music. From the Renaissance Revolution

Question 11

Protestant Reformation

Answer 11

The split of the Christain religion into two major denominations Catholic, and Protestant.

Question 12

Martin Luther

Answer 12

Started to Protestant Reformation against the churches, and helped make the bible more accessible by translating it into German, English, and French. Protestant Reformation

Question 13

95 Theses

Answer 13

Luther nailed 95 arguments against the Castle Church in Wittenberg Germany to the door, to start the Protestant Reformation.

Question 14

Catholic Reformation

Answer 14

The Church launched a major effect to reform itself. This was to fight back against the Protestant Reformation. this was known as the Catholic Reformation. Protestant Reformation

Question 15

Indulgence

Answer 15

A document is given by the pope for a price to forgive your sins, and let you go to heaven. Protestant Reformation

Question 16

Scientific Revolution

Answer 16

This revolution caused many people and scientists to question the Catholic Church only using the bible to explain the universe, this was a time when there were many major astronomical, physical, and biological discoveries, that helped us know the understanding the earth today.

Question 17

Scientific Method

Answer 17

A way to conduct orderly and reliable experiments. The Scientific Revolution.

Question 18

Ptolemy

Answer 18

A famous Greek thinker, he wrote about astronomy and geography in ancient times. He came up with the idea that the earth is the center of the universe. The Scientific Revolution

Question 19

Nicolaus Copernicus

Answer 19

Was believed to spark the Scientific Revolution when he publish a book called On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres, which contradicted Ptolemy’s theory and was the opposite of Ptolemy’s. The Scientific Revolution

Question 20

Galileo Galilei

Answer 20

Proved Nicolaus Copernicus’s theory to be true, he was also the first person to study the sky with a telescope. He worked toward proving his theories rather than just making observations. The Scientific Revolution.

Question 21

Isaac Newton

Answer 21

He was considered one of the best scientists who ever lived. He published the book Principia Mathematica. His theories were proven so many times they were turned into laws. The Scientific Revolution.

Question 22

National Assembly

Answer 22

The 3 Estate decided after talks on how the meetings would go down that they would leave and have a meeting themselves, and they called themselves the National Assembly. They started the French Revolution/ planned it. The French Revolution

Question 23

3 Estates

Answer 23

The Social Classes of France
1. The clergy
2. The nobility (church officials)
3. The peasants
The French Revolution.

Question 24

King Louis XVI

Answer 24

King Louis was the king of France during the time of the French Revolution. King Louis was a very bad leader who took all the money and lived very well while everyone else was starving, had no food or money, and was very upset. He was eventually overthrown by the Jacobins and killed by guillotine. The French Revolution.

Question 25

Marie Antoinette

Answer 25

Marie Antoinette was King Louis’s wife and the queen of France at the time of the revolution. Marie gave Louis very bad advice and he would normally follow it. The French Revolution.

Question 26

Jacobins

Answer 26

The Jacobins were the ones that started rebelling and who put the revolution into action, they were the first to use the guillotine. They also used the guillotine to execute King Louis. The Jacobins were the ones to start the reign of terror in France.

Question 27

Maximilien Robespierre

Answer 27

Was a French lawyer and politician, then later a representative of the National Assembly. Most executions during the Reign of Terror were carried out under his order until his execution.

Question 28

Reign of Terror

Answer 28

The ruthless elimination of anyone who spoke against the revolution with the guillotine. over 55,000 people died during the Reign of Terror. The French Revolution

Question 29

Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer 29

Napoleon became the ruler of France after King Louis died. Napoleon was also a French military commander and a political leader too.

Question 30

Industrial Revolution

Answer 30

Took place in the 18 and 19 hundreds, it was a time when people stopped hand-making everything and started using machines. This was also a time when it became easier to transport goods because of all the inventions.

Question 31

Child Labor

Answer 31

During the Industrial Revolution a lot of Factories used children to do the jobs of adults because they could get away with paying them less, they had small hands to do precise things, and they also could climb on top of the machine to fix them. Many children died while working.

Question 32

Muhamed Bouazizi

Answer 32

He lit himself on fire to protest against the repressive government and the terrible leader. He started the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring

Question 33

Arab Spring

Answer 33

The Arab Spring was the most recent revolution, it was a series of anti-government protests and rebellions in various Middle Eastern and North African countries starting in late 2010 and early 2011.

Question 34

Refugee

Answer 34

A person who had to leave their own country for their own safety.