world history ll 2 unit study guide

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list and explain your top 3 reasons that the french revolution occurred

1 three estates. because the 2 estates had so much more power over the third. 2 fall of bastille. because it was a symbol of monarchical control. 3 near collapse of the french economy. it increased the debt of the government

Storming of the Bastille. when's the date

An old fortress used as a prison and armory. happened july 14 1789

who is the father of modern astronomy

Galileo Galilei

who is the leader of committee of public safety

Maximilien Robespierre

Heliocentric Theory

Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the idea. published on the revolutions of the heavenly spheres

who are 3 main figures from the scientific revolution ands the enlightenment. what did they do during this time

Nicolay copernicus, he proposed the heliocentric theory. isaac newton. defined three laws of motion. galileo galileo made improvements to telescope.

what was thomas hobbes book called? what did he write about?

The leviathan. an arrangement where people give up their rights to be protected by the government

Mary Wollstonecraft

Wrote A Vindication of the Rights of Women in 1792. women need education to participate equally in public life.

Palace of Versailles

a palace built in the 17th century for Louis XIV southwest of Paris near the city of Versailles. there were 15,00 acres of gardens 1,400 fountains, 36,000 laborers, 2000 rooms cost 2 billion

john locked ideas

consent of the governed to protect their rights. if government fails to protect these rights the contract is broken and the people may replace the government

Three branches of government? who proposed the idea

executive (enforced laws) legislative (makes the laws) judicial (interprets laws) montesquieu

the three estate system. know who belonged to each estate

first estate- clergy second estate- nobility/government third estate everyone else

What was the Fall of the Bastille? why was it important

it was a war when citizens marched there. it was an old fortress used as a prison. it was such an important event because it led to the french revolution

what are 3 causes of the scientific revolution. what caused them.

louis XIV, france was weakened due to bad harvests and high taxes. enlightenment was resulted in the move away from religion and toward secularism. The renaissance the black plague

Thomas Hobbes beliefs

people are equally selfish, evil, violent, government protects people from each other

who is known for the father of modern rationalism

rene descartes

what was the region of terror. how did it show chaos that followed the fall of the french monarchy

the region on terror was when people would go the guillotine to get killed. it showed chaos because so many people were going to watch it happen

why were salons important for the enlightenment?

they allowed enlightment ideas to spread because they wrere hosted by women

the guillotine

used to kill frequently during the reign of terror


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