Roads to Revolution Flashcards
Revolution
A forcible overthrow
of a government or social order,
in favor of a new system
Tragic Necessity
Something tragic must occur that is needed to change the Status Quo
3 things that must happen for something to be a Revolution
- Upset with the Status Quo or see a need for a change
- Present a Plan
- Plan put in ACTION and a change happens
If these three things don’t happen it isn’t a Revolution, it is an uprising
Renaissance
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
Humanism
The study of classical works for literature from the ancient world, ex. grammar, music, and logic. Renaissance Revolution
Classical Scholarship
The study of ancient Greece and Rome. Renaissance Revolution
Secularism
Religion shouldn’t be the center of human affairs, and that life can be enjoyed. Renaissance Revolution
Individualism
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
Christian Humanism
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
Leonardo da Vinci
One of the greatest Renaissance artists was the original Renaissance Man. He was also talented in engineering, architecture, and music. From the Renaissance Revolution
Protestant Reformation
The split of the Christain religion into two major denominations Catholic, and Protestant.
Martin Luther
Started to Protestant Reformation against the churches, and helped make the bible more accessible by translating it into German, English, and French. Protestant Reformation
95 Theses
Luther nailed 95 arguments against the Castle Church in Wittenberg Germany to the door, to start the Protestant Reformation.
Catholic Reformation
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
Indulgence
A document is given by the pope for a price to forgive your sins, and let you go to heaven. Protestant Reformation
Scientific Revolution
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.
Scientific Method
A way to conduct orderly and reliable experiments. The Scientific Revolution.
Ptolemy
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
Nicolaus Copernicus
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
Galileo Galilei
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.
Isaac Newton
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.
National Assembly
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
3 Estates
The Social Classes of France
1. The clergy
2. The nobility (church officials)
3. The peasants
The French Revolution.
King Louis XVI
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.
