AP World History Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards

8095554635	Enlightenment	An intellectual and philosophical movement which dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century	0
8095554636	John Locke	An English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers	1
8095555839	Baron de Montesquieu	A French lawyer and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment and promoted the separation of power in government	2
8095555840	Voltaire	A French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher who advocated freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and separation of church and state.	3
8095559602	Jean-Jacques Rousseau	A philosopher, writer, and composer of the 18th century. His political philosophy influenced the Enlightenment and the overall development of modern political and educational thought.	4
8095559603	Thomas Jefferson	One of the Founding Fathers of the United States and the principal author of the Declaration of Independence.	5
8095560456	The American Revolution	A colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783 between the 13 colonies and GB.	6
8095561153	Declaration of Independence	A document drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress stating the 13 colonies independence from GB	7
8095561154	The French Revolution	A period of social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and brought down the monarchy	8
8095562171	Estates General	A legislative and consultative assembly of the different classes of French subjects, it functioned as an advisory body to the king.	9
8095563881	Napoleon Bonaparte	A French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.	10
8095569027	King Louis XVI	The last King of France before the French Revolution	11
8095569028	Marie-Antoinette	The last Queen of France before the French Revolution, and the wife of King Louis XVI	12
8095570121	Maximilien Robespierre	A French lawyer and politician, one of the best known and most influential figures associated with the French Revolution	13
8095572331	Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen	A document passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, it says that the rights of man are held to be universal: valid at all times and in every place, pertaining to human nature itself. It became the basis for a nation of free individuals protected equally by the law	14
8095572332	Haitian Revolution	A successful anti-slavery and anti-colonial insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue	15
8095573805	Jean-Jacques Dessalines	Jean-Jacques Dessalines was a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of an independent Haiti under the 1805 constitution	16
8095573806	Gens de couleur	A French term meaning "people of color". It was commonly used in France's West Indian colonies	17
8095576655	Grand blancs	The wealthy white upper class of Saint-Domingue	18
8095837612	Petit blancs	The poor, white underclass of Saint-Domingue, including artisans and laborers	19
8095576656	Toussaint Louverture	The best-known leader of the Haitian Revolution.	20
8095577627	Simon Bolivar	A Venezuelan military and political leader who played a leading role in the establishment of Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama as sovereign states, independent of Spanish rule.	21
8095578852	Jose de San Martin	An Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire	22
8095578853	Latin American Revolution	The revolutions that took place during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in Latin America.	23
8095580081	Miguel Hidalgo	A Mexican Roman Catholic priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.	24
8095580082	Abolition of Slavery	The movement to end slavery by Britain and many of the the countries it pressured to also do so	25
8095581256	Nationalism	A political, social, and economic system characterized by promoting the interests of a particular nation, particularly with the aim of gaining and maintaining self-governance	26
8095581257	Suffrage	The right to vote in public, political elections and/or to run for public office	27
8095581258	Olympe de gouges	A French playwright and political activist whose feminist and abolitionist writings reached a large audience	28
8095582493	Vindication of the Rights of Women	Written by the 18th-century British proto-feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, it is one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy	29
8095583944	Abigail Scott Duniway	An American women's rights advocate, newspaper editor and writer, whose efforts were instrumental in gaining voting rights for women	30