HI 102 History of Civilization Test 1 (PCC Mr. Statt)

Jean Baptiste Colbert

Chief Minister of Finance under Louis XIV

Philipp Spener

German Pietist who started bible studies in his home

Nicholas van Zinzendorf

German who sheltered Moravians in his mansion

Concordat

Napoleon's peace treaty with the Roman Catholic Church

Continental System

Napoleon's policy of preventing trade between Great Britain and continental Europe, intended to destroy Great Britain's economy.

Code Napoleon

What French law was put in place by Napoleon that granted personal freedoms

the Huguenots

What were French Protestants called?

Cardinal Mazarin

Who was the prime power during the childhood of Louis XIV?

Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776

Civil Constitution of the Clergy

a document stating the priest had to swear an oath of loyalty to the state

Palace of Versailles

a palace built in the 17th century to keep the nobility distracted and close to Louis XIV

Age of Absolutism

a time where the king had complete power and their authority was unquestioned, society was also very class structured during this time

The Fronde

an early attempt at a revolution that Louis XIV would not be quick to forget

Catherine the Great (Russia) Joseph II (Austria) Frederick II (Prussia)

examples of enlightenment rulers

Mary Wollstonecraft

founder of feminism, argued that women and men should have the same rights

Edict of Nantes

granted the protestants (huguenots) freedom of conscience

Adam Smith

had a laissez faire (hands off) approach with the government and economics

he forgot about their intense winters, and the people burnt crops and anything else useful to Napoleon

how did Napoleons invasion of russia not go as planned

French and Indian war debts

how did the American revolution begin

they welcomed him

how did the French people react to Napoleon's return

science and reason began to supplant God's Word as source of truth

how did the scientific revolution bring about the Enlightenment

Samuel de Champlain

known as father of New France

Hanoverians

line of Kings began by George 1

Battle of trafalgar

naval battle in which Napoleons fleets were sorely defeated by the British ensuring their power on the seas for years to come

David Hume

said experiences and feelings would make "science of man" possible

John Locke

said man is a blank tablet when born, knowledge comes from environment

1st = Clergy 2nd = Nobility 3rd = Common

the Branches of the Estates General

Articles of Confederation

weak form of government for the colonies after the War for Independence

prog = living (should change with the times) cons = static (followed as the founding fathers intended)

what are the two views on the constitution

Article 1

what article explains the powers/ responsibility of Congress

Article 3

what article explains the powers/ responsibility of the Supreme Court

Article 2

what article explains the powers/responsibility of the President

dechristianization

what attempted to remove Christianity and after atheism failed introduced a mythical figure called Supreme Being

battle of Waterloo

what battle was Napoleons final defeat

battle of Leipzig

what battle was also known as the Battle of nations

Battle of Austerlitz

what battle was known as Napoleons greatest victory

Women's march on Versailles

what caused Louis XVI to return to Paris

National Assembly

what declared itself the representative body of France after the convention of the Estates General

Methodism

what denomination did John Wesley bring about

philosophy rather than brute force

what did Enlightenment rule by

Republic of Virtue

what did Robspierre seek to create

pressing counter revolutionary activity

what did the Committee of Public Safety do

Tennis Court Oath

what did they call the oath they made vowing to meet until they had written a constitution

Right

what group wanted to keep the King on the throne

federalism

what in the constitution was implemented to ensure liberty

separation of powers

what in the constitution was implemented to reduce tyranny

Estates General

what is Louis XVI forced to call in 1789, starting the events leading to the French Revolution

George 3

what king wanted more control over the colonies, but refused representation from the states in parliament causing them to declare independence

Robspierre's execution

what marked the end of the Reign of Terror

Corsican

what nationality was Napoleon

3%

what percent France was made up of hte First and Second Estates

6-25%

what percent of the national budget was spent on Versailles alone

Edict of Fontainbleau

what revoked the Edict of Nantes

canned food driving on right side of the road

what two things, which are still commonly done/used today, were brought about by Napoleon

War of Austrian Succession

what war began with Maria Thersa's rise to the throne

The Seven Years War

what war was Britain vs. France and Austria vs. Prussia, carried over from the War of Austrian Succession

man on horseback

what was Napoleon known as

separation of powers "sovereignty can reside in many places"

what was a main idea in the constitution that made it different from most

The assembly of notables

what was called in 1787 asked the nobles to tax themselves

Checks and Balances

what was implemented in the constitution to ensure cooperation

Bill of rights

what was implemented in the freedoms of the people

Flight to Varennes

what was it called when Louis XVI attempted to escape Paris, but failed

National Assembly

what was locked out of their meeting building and therefore met on the tennis court

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

what was the French Constitution called

the national razor

what was the guillotine nicknamed

Louis XV

what weak king said "After me the deluge"

Doubling- third estate gets two votes by head- each person's vote counted

what were a couple of the reforms to the voting that were proposed

10 day week (decade) calendar starts in 1792 metric system

what were three other things introduced during the dechristianization of France

1791

when did the National Assembly dissolve

July 14, 1789

when was the Bastille stormed

Elba

where was Napoleon first exiled to

St. Helena

where was napoleon exiled to the second time

Quebec

where was the first permanent French settlement in North America established

The French and Indian war (Britain vs. France in NA)

where was the most fighting done in the Seven Years War

Louis XVI

which king was compassionate but indecisive which led to his downfall

Montesquieu

who advocated the separation of powers

`Robspierre

who became leader of Committee of Public Safety

Rousseau

who believed in heart over head, we are ruled by passion

Rousseau

who believed that the closer man gets with nature the more pure (or enlightened) he became

Rousseau

who believed that the community is above the individual hence personal ideas are useless; what is good for the masses is what must be right

John Wesley

who brought about revival in Britain

Thomas Jefferson

who helped write the French Constitution

James Madison

who is the Father of the Constitution

Louis XIV, 72

who is the longest ruling monarch and how long did they rule

Rousseau

who is the most important Enlightenment figure

Admiral Horatio Nelson

who led the British navy against napoleon in the Battle of Trafalgar

Voltaire

who promoted the idea of rationalism, stating that reason and observation are everything

Rousseau

who promoted the idea that commerce and society bring out the worst in people; modern society corrupts

Isaac Newton

who promoted the rational view of the universe which led to the idea that everything could be reasoned out

Louis XIV

who revoked the Edict of Nantes

Louis XIV

who said "I am the state"

National Convention

who voted to execute Louis XVI

the left or Jacobins

who wanted the king dead.

Louis XIV

who was nicknamed the Sun King and was in the line of forgettable kings

the center

who were undecided about who they wanted to rule

Culottes/ aristocrats San Culottes/ revolters

who wore the knee pants and who wore the long pants

Diderot

who wrote the Encyclopedia , was very anti-God

Tsar Alexandar 1 exits the Continental System

why did Napoleon invade Russia

food shortage and a great fear of an aristocratic plot to starve the peasants

why did the people storm the bastille

they saw Austria as weak

why did this cause other countries (especiaaly Prussia) to invade