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Roads to Revolution Flashcards

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What were the 3 criteria for a revolution?

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  1. People are upset with the status quo or see a need for change.
  2. Present a plan that seems better than the status quo.
  3. Plan must be put into action and a change should happen.
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What is a revolution?

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Revolution is a forcible overthrow of a government or a social order in favor od a new system.

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What is Tragic Necessity?

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Something tragic occurred but was needed for a necessary change to the status quo. It could be for the greater good but there will be negative consequences Tragic necessity is clearly connected to a historical perspective.

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What was the renaissance?

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a period in European civilization that was marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom.

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What is humanism?

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Humanism is a cultural movement during the renaissance that focused on the study of classical works of literature.

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What is classical Scholarship?

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The close study of literary texts by critics active in the ancient Greek and Roman worlds

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What is secularism?

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Secularism is the view that religion should not be the center of human affairs.

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What is individualism?

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Individualism is being on your own.

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What is Christian Humanisation?

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Christian Humanisation is focused more on the history of Christianity.

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1st estate

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The clergy (church)

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2nd estate

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The nobility

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3rd estate

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Everyone else (commoners)

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National Assembly

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The third estate broke away and created their own parlament.

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The Reign of Terror

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When Maximilien Robespierre took power and basically killed over 16000 people using the guillotine.

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Protestant Reformation

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The reformation of the catholic church.

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Indulgences

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Pieces of paper the church sold to people to “get rid of their sins”

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95 Theses

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A document that Martin Luther made complaining about 95 problems with the catholic church.

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Catholic Reformation

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The people with in the Catholic Church started to change.

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Industrial Revolution

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The process of change from an agricultural perspective

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Child Labor

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Children would work for long periods of time with very little pay. They forced children to work because their small fingers could fit in the small cracks.

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Arab Spring

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A series of anti-government protests and rebellions that took place in various middle eastern and north African countries.

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Refugee

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A person who has left or been forced out of their country by war or other causes.

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King Louis XVI

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He was king during the French revolution.

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The Jacobins

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One of many resistance groups during the french revolution. The Jacobins were thought of as more extremist.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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Took power after the French revolution. Crowned himself as Emporer.

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Marie-Antoinette

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King Louis XVI wife. Was an Austrian Princess. Queen during the French revolution.

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Maximilien Robespierre

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He was the head of the Reign of Terror.

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Leonardo Da Vinci

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Known as the “Renesainse Man” because he was very skilled and knew how to do most of the stuff.

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Martin Luther

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Started the Protestant Reformation. He Put the (5 theses on the church wall.

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Ptolemy

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He wrote about astrology and geography in the middle ages.

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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He was a Polish astronomer who published a book. Historians believe that this sparked the Scientific Revolution.

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Galileo Galilei

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He proved Copernicus’ theory right. He was an astronomer. He was an Italian astronomer.

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Sir Isaac Newton

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An English scientist who came at the peak of the scientific revolution.

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Mohamed Bouazizi

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He lit himself on fire because the government took his fruit vending card. This was the “last straw” for him. This started the Arab Spring.

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