278126008 | Renaissance- where, when, why, how? | Where: Florence, Italy When: Why: Rebirth of the classical era How: patrons of the arts, revolt from the Church | 0 | |
278126009 | Impact of the Renaissance | * The Renaissance led to the Reformation * science and philosophy thrived during the Renaissance * printing press allowed ideas to travel quicker *Martin Luther * Colombian Exchange * Scientific Revolution | 1 | |
278126010 | Enlightenment- where, when, why, who, how? | Where: Paris When: 18th cenury Why: Believed that as human beings they deserved better Who:* Beccaria *Voltaire *Montesquieu Rosseau *Denis Diderot *Hobbes *Locke How:Met in parlors | 2 | |
278126011 | Enlightened philosophers and despots | * Beccaria *Voltaire *Montesquieu Rosseau *Denis Diderot | 3 | |
278126012 | Impact of the Enlightenment | * Revolutions | 4 | |
278126013 | Revolutions- American, French, Latin America, and Haiti | Napoleon weakened the bonds of the colonies with their Mother country unintentionally. Leaders (like certain creoles) emerged and led revolutions inspired by the Enlightenment ideas. After the revolutions, there still remained corruption and civil unrest. | 5 | |
278126014 | French Revolution- where, when, why, who, how? | Where: France When: 1848 Why: corruption in France's government Who: Robespierre, Montesquieu, Mirabeau How: revolts, National Convention | 6 | |
278126015 | Estates General, Constitutions | representative body drawn from the three 'estates' into which society had been theoretically divided 1st estate: 1000,000 catholic clergy did not pay taxes operated schools + hospitals + helped poor owned 10% of land 2nd estate: 900,000 nobles exempt from many taxes noblilty/highest positions in church + army + gov. anout 2% of population owned 20% of land 3rd Estate: rest of poulastion sans-culottes bourgeoise, the middle class, peasants, artisans 97% of population 1789: The bourgeoise demanded a constitution and they were ignored. provided bulk of French revenue * Although the commoners made up 98% of the population and had heavy taxes, | 7 | |
278126016 | Napoleon- rise and fall, impact (domestically and internationally)* | * End of Reign of Terror--- Napoleon * conquer part of Europe 3 mistakes:1. tries to stop trade with traditional trading partners 2. Punishes for doing 1 3. Brought his troops to Russia | 8 | |
278126017 | Congress of Vienna | Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon I | 9 | |
278126018 | Absolutism | monarch has all concievable power | 10 | |
278126019 | Peter the Great- policies of Westernization | westernized Russia St. Petersburg | 11 | |
278126020 | 30 Years War | a series of conflicts (1618-1648) between Protestants and Catholics starting in Germany and spreading until France and Denmark and Sweden were opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain | 12 | |
278126021 | Protestant Reformation- where, when, why, who, how? | Where - 31 October 1517, in Wittenberg, Saxony When - 16th century Why - corruption of the church Who - Martin Luther How - 95 theses; supporters; printing press | 13 | |
278126022 | Age of Exploration- impact on the New World | * Colombian Exchange | 14 | |
278126023 | Scientific Revolution- where, when, why, who, how? | Where: When: Why: Who: *Nicholas Copernicus * Galileo Galilei * Frances Bacon *Renee Descartes How: | 15 | |
278126024 | Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals | * military empires | 16 | |
278126025 | Impact of the Black Death | * people's strained faith agaimst the Church | 17 | |
278126026 | National Convention | assembly that governed France from September 20, 1792, until October 26, 1795, during the most critical period of the French Revolution. | 18 | |
278126027 | Storming of the Bastille | The revolutionaries "freed" two pickpockets, a mad nobleman, and a party of four transient workers who used the prison as temporary quarters. However, the event started the Revolution rolling, so the story grew in significance as time went on. | 19 | |
278126028 | Reign of Terror | A period of remorseless repression or bloodshed, in particular (Reign of Terror), the period of the Terror during the French Revolution. | 20 | |
278126029 | guillotine | A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people. | 21 |
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