Enlightenment, Scientific Revolution, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 "Divine Right" of Kings | The right to rule derives from God |
| Peter the Great | First Russian leader to modernize Russia |
| Enlightenment | It mobilized the power of reason in order to reform society and advance knowledge |
| Enlightened despots | A monarch during the 18th century who brought about political, religious, and social reforms that were considered of an enlightened nature. |
| Philosophes | French men who were seen as "social critics" of the period who believed reason could be applied to all aspects of life |
| Geocentric | Earth was immovable, stationary, and center of the universe. |
| Heliocentric | Sun-centered universe |
| Copernicus | Polish cleric and astronomer who was the first to propose the heliocentric universe. |
| Estates | 1st Estate-(clergy; registered births/marriages/deaths, collected tithes, censored books, operated schools); 2nd Estate-(Nobility; held highest positions in church/army/gov't, not taxed, income=manorial dues from peasants); 3rd Estate-(common people; owed huge debts: 10% income to church and tithe, feudal dues to nobles, and taxes to king) |
| Louis XVI | He was accused of treason and was not interested in being king or a husband. |
| Louis XIV | He drives France into debt, and threatens the state. He says "I am the State." |
| Marie Antoinette | Louis XVI's wife who had secret lovers and spent big. She was convicted of sexual abuse and treason. |
| Robespierre | He was dedicated to the revolution- "incoruptable"; Reign of Terror ended when he was sent to the guillotine. |
| Third Estate | Common people; owed huge debts: 10% income to church and tithe, feudal dues to nobles, and taxes to king |
| Jacobins | They carried out the "Reign of Terror" |
| Reign of Terror | This group wanted to rid France of all enemies of Revolution |
| Napoleonic Codes | Incorporated ideas from the Revolution (& against the Revolution) - equality before the law, right to choose profession, freedom of religion, protection of property, and end of serfdom; workers denied equal treatment when dealing with employers, women lost rights, |
| Labor Unions | An organization of workers that have banded together to achieve a common goal. |
| "Communist Manifesto" | Karl Marx assisted in writing this book that explained the Communists' League purposes, an approach to the class struggle, and the problems of capitalism. |
| "Wealth of Nations" | Book written by Adam Smith which argues that free market economies are more beneficial are it reflects the economy before the industrial revolution. |
| proletariat | workers |
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