absolutism and enlightenment unit

Philip II

Spanish king who sent Columbus

Louis XIV

“I am the state” king of France uses people as his servants

Henry the VIII

Devout catholic, had 6 wives, divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived

Versailles

A palace in France

Anne Boleyn

The woman that Henry VIII wanted to divorce his wife for. She was beheaded

Bloody Mary

She was the last wife of Henry VIII and returned France to the Catholic Church. She had many Protestants beheaded

Elizabeth

Daughter of king Henry VIII and Anne boleyn

Montesquieu

Created the separation of powers, checks and balances

John Locke

Educate kids, people who hade different religion, life liberty, propriety, all people are good

Voltaire

Freedom of speech, helped shape democracy, protested against the French king

Mary Wollstonecraft

Woman’s rights, equal rights for women, women in politics

Cesar Baccaria

No death penalty, everyone should have the right to a fair trial, father of modern crime and justice

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Believed in social contract

Thomas Hobbes

Without government there would be war

Maximilian Robespierre

Lead the reign of terror

Napoleonic code

Laws napoleon set

Devine right

The god given right to what you deserve

Monarch

The king and queen that rule

Constitutional monarchy

King or queen act like theyre head of state while they are limited by the constitution or a set of laws

Salons

A private meeting of wealthy women in use of informal universaties

Censorship

The kings and queens controlled what the people got to know

Deficit spending

Spending money you dont have

Guillotine

The machine that cut peoples heads off

Flying buttress

The supports on older buildings

How did absolutism lead to a strong desire for change

The kings and queens were taking over the peoples rights and making things unfair for the people

How did the enlightenment challenge absolutism

It showed all the flaws in what the kings and queens where doing and brought knowledge to the people

Who’s view on human nature do i agree with Locke or Hobbes

I agree with Locke because every one had good in them and the evil is inherited

What were the causes of the French Revolution

People in the third estate didnt have enough money for food and had to pay taxes when the richer estates didnt

What were the causes and effects of the reign of terror

Upset people in Prussia and Russia there was outside wars closed down the churches

How did napoleon rise to power

Army carrier, sized power, built new roads and canals, passed reforms, encouraged emegres to return, gave land to the third estate, nepolianic code

How did napoleon fall from power

He led his men into Russia and lost a lot of them and had to retreat

What should be his legacy

“Eat or be eaten” he was a brave man who lead the great army