AP World History Flashcards - Q2

Absolute Monarchy

gov.t where all power resides in a single ruler

John Locke

founding enlightment thinker from Britiain; developed natural rights theory

Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

written by 3rd estate, Outlined complaints, pointed to natural laws

Napoleon Bonaparte

military leader to emperor of Post-Revolution France

Saint Domingue

richest colony in the world, produced cash crops, majority popl. slaves

French Revolution

1789-1799:Overthrow of absolute monarchy & new govt. in Europe

Toussaint L’Ouverture

former slavery to leader of Haitian Revolution

Steam Engine

1712-1781: steam to power machines

Creoles

Native-born elites of European ancestry; lower social class than pennisulares

Textile Mill

Turned raw cotton into finished goods; young women paid less

Wage Labor

Hourly pay rate; women & children paid less

Cult of Domesticity

Middle-class women meant to assume household roles

Industrial Working Class

Manual workers in mines, ports, factories

Karl Marx

German philosopher that developed Marxism and promoted communism

Canal, railroads, steamships, telegraphs

Caused an increase of communication and transportation