Unit 3 Roads to Revolution Flashcards
Revolution
a forcible overthrow
of a government or social order,
in favor of a new system
First Criteria for a Revolution
Upset with the Status Quo or see need for a change. People must be upset by and/or want to change the status quo.
Status Quo
The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues. The way things are.
Second Criteria for a Revolution
Present a Plan. People (or a person) must present a plan that seems better than the status quo.
Third Criteria for a Revolution
Plan put in ACTION and a change happens.The plan must be put into action and the plan should be followed and the change should happen…at least for a period of time. The time is relative
Tragic Necessity
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.
Renaissance
It means “Rebirth” in french and was a period of time after the middle ages. It started in italy in the 1300s and massively changed art, literature and education.
Humanism
Was a cultural movement during the Renaissance that focused on the study of the classical works for literature from the ancient world. Humanists believed that learning a variety of topics led to a better life on earth, rather than focusing solely on getting into heaven.
Classical Scholarship
The liberal arts were reintroduced like the study of grammar, music, logic, and arithmetic just to name a few. People returned to studying the classical world of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Rennasance Revolution
Secularism
the view that religion should not be the center of human affairs. Rennasance Revolution
Individualism
The view of human worth and the fact that the individual was more important than the larger community. This allowed artists, architects, authors, and composers to move away from religious topics and instead allowed them to use their imagination and explore human potential. Rennesance Revoltuion
Christian Humanism
Focus on 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 on their lives on love, peace, and simplicity. This lead to the Protestant Reformation. Rennesance Revolution
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the greatest Renaissance artist he was known as the first “Renaissance man”. He was not only a talented artist, but also excelled in engineering, architecture, and music. In addition, he was very interested in anatomy. Rennasance Revlolution
Protestant Reformation
A religious revolution
Martin Luther
He was a monk who believed that the church is sinful and started a revolution to be saved by your own relationship with god. Protestant Reformation
95 Theses
A book written by Martin luther about how the bible is the only true things god has said and people are not going to reach heaven with there deeds. Protestant Reformation
Catholic Reformation
The changes that had to be made within the Catholic Church to stop the spread of Protestantism.
Indulgence
Sin passes so you are still able to go to heaven they were given out buy the church for money Protestant Reformation
Nation Assembly
The third estate creats a parliment and the king did not like this at first.
Estate 2
Nobility with about 300 representatives
King Louis XVI
The king during the french revolution was beheaded
Marie Anttointe
The kings wife during the french revlotuin claimed to be stashing grains in the palace and was beheaded in October of 1993.
Jacobins
A group of people aiming to make france a rebulic and get rid of the king and queen.
Maximilien Robespierre
Was the head of the Commity of public saftey and was beheaded during the reign of terror
Reign of Terror
A peroid of time from 1789 to 1799 when over 16000 people where beheaded by gillotine.
Napoleon Bonaparte
The cheif captin who then became frances new king
Industrial Revolution
The change that began in Great Britian with the change of handy craft to factory work
Child Labor
Children where able to be payed less and get in smaller spaces so they would work.
Ptolemy
A famous greek thinker who wrote aboiut Astromany and geoagraphy.First person to belive our plantet is the center of the earth.
Geocentric Theory
Ptolemy’s theroy on our earth being the center of the universe.
Scientific Method
The steps to test a theory
1.) Devlop a pourpuse question
2.)Research
3.) Devlop a hyppthesis
4.)Conduct an experiment
5.)Collet and anylaze data
6.)Devlop a conclusion
7.)Further questioning
Created by Fancis Bacon and Rene Descartes
Inquisition
A court made by the church for anywhom who goes agaisnt the churchs belifs. Protenstant Reformation
Nicolaus Copernicus
Wrote the book “ON the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres” in 1543 about his theory contradicting Ptolemys about how the earth and planets revole aropund the sun. Died before he could prove his theory.
Galileo Galilei
ONe of the first people to look through a teloscope. He used experiments to test his theories and preove Nicolaus’s.
Sir Isaac Newton
Wrote the book “Principia Mathematica” in 1687. Claimed to be one of the greastst scienctst ever by many and many of his theories became laws.
Mohamed Bouazizi
The man who started the arib spring by liighting himself on fire
Arab Spring
The Revolution in Northern African Countries towards the government
refugee
A person who flees from a different countries because of government wars, ect.
Heliocentric
On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres
Estate 1
The clergy with about 300 repsentatives.
Estate 3
Everone else 98% of the population with over 600+members
Guillotine
Sinking fund
Gabriel Riqueti
Robespierre
Agrarian
Urban
Spinning Jenny
Textiles
Innovation
Adam Smith
Charles Dickens
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