Scientific Revolution
Heliocentric – Copernicus’s idea that the Earth revolves around the sun, later proved by Galileo
Geocentric – Catholic Church’s idea that the sun revolves around the Earth
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton - Gravity
Copernicus- Earth revolves around the sun (Heliocentric)
Law of Gravitation – Isaac Newton
Scientific Method – 5 step plan to solve problems about nature
Enlightenment
John Locke- men have natural rights(life, liberty and property)
Montesquieu -
Voltaire
Rousseau
American Revolution
Declaration of Independence- declared independence from Britain, signed July 4, 1776
Thomas Jefferson – wrote much of the Dec of Ind,
French Revolution
Bastille Day – July 14 1789
1st, 2nd, 3rd Estates – 3 layers of French society, most of the pop was in the 3rd Estate
Estates General
Dec. of the Rights of Man and Citizen – similar to the Dec of Ind, listed that all men are created equal
Maximillien Robespierre
Louis XVI
Jean Paul Marat
Guillotine – “humane” method of chopping off noble’s heads
Reign of Terror – during Fr Revolution, when nobles were rounded up and executed
Napoleon- wanted to rule all of Europe but failed (in Russia), exiled and then returned, exiled again
coup d’etat – forced take over of a government/country
Napoleonic Codes- made laws more uniform (for everyone), eliminated unjust treatment (only for men)
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