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Unit 3 Roads to Revolution Flashcards

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Revolution

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

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First Criteria for a Revolution

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Upset with the Status Quo or see need for a change. People must be upset by and/or want to change the status quo.

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Status Quo

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The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues. The way things are.

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Second Criteria for a Revolution

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Present a Plan. People (or a person) must present a plan that seems better than the status quo.

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Third Criteria for a Revolution

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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

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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.

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Renaissance

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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.

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Humanism

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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.

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Classical Scholarship

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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

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Secularism

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the view that religion should not be the center of human affairs. Rennasance Revolution

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Individualism

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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

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Christian Humanism

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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

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Leonardo da Vinci

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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

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Protestant Reformation

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A religious revolution

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Martin Luther

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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

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95 Theses

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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

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Catholic Reformation

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The changes that had to be made within the Catholic Church to stop the spread of Protestantism.

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Indulgence

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Sin passes so you are still able to go to heaven they were given out buy the church for money Protestant Reformation

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Nation Assembly

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The third estate creats a parliment and the king did not like this at first.

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Estate 2

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Nobility with about 300 representatives

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King Louis XVI

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The king during the french revolution was beheaded

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Marie Anttointe

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The kings wife during the french revlotuin claimed to be stashing grains in the palace and was beheaded in October of 1993.

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Jacobins

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A group of people aiming to make france a rebulic and get rid of the king and queen.

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Maximilien Robespierre

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Was the head of the Commity of public saftey and was beheaded during the reign of terror

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Reign of Terror

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A peroid of time from 1789 to 1799 when over 16000 people where beheaded by gillotine.

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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The cheif captin who then became frances new king

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Industrial Revolution

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The change that began in Great Britian with the change of handy craft to factory work

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Child Labor

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Children where able to be payed less and get in smaller spaces so they would work.

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Ptolemy

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A famous greek thinker who wrote aboiut Astromany and geoagraphy.First person to belive our plantet is the center of the earth.

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Geocentric Theory

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Ptolemy’s theroy on our earth being the center of the universe.

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Scientific Method

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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

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Inquisition

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A court made by the church for anywhom who goes agaisnt the churchs belifs. Protenstant Reformation

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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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.

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Galileo Galilei

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ONe of the first people to look through a teloscope. He used experiments to test his theories and preove Nicolaus’s.

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Sir Isaac Newton

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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.

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Mohamed Bouazizi

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The man who started the arib spring by liighting himself on fire

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Arab Spring

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The Revolution in Northern African Countries towards the government

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refugee

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A person who flees from a different countries because of government wars, ect.

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Heliocentric

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On the Revolution of the Celestial Spheres

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Estate 1

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The clergy with about 300 repsentatives.

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Estate 3

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Everone else 98% of the population with over 600+members

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Guillotine

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Sinking fund

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Gabriel Riqueti

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Robespierre

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Agrarian

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Urban

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Spinning Jenny

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Textiles

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Innovation

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Adam Smith

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Charles Dickens

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Cook Wheatstone Telegraph

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