DBA Review - World History Unit 5

1. What regions of Europe have similar geography?:

   Western & Southern

2. Main difference between political boundaries in 1650 Europe and today?:

   1650 Europe political divisions were NOT based on national & linguistic boundaries.

3. Immediate impact of Glorious Revolution?:

   supremacy of Parliament

4. Why were William & Mary important English Rulers?:

   They agreed to a constitutional monarchy.

5. Ptolemy:

   Geocentric Theory

6. Freud claims:

   unconcious mind Is source of our actions

7. Penicillin is important because?:

   Fewer people die from serious infection than before

8. The American Revolution showed the French Revolution:

   lower class change was possible

9. Declaration of Rights of Man affirmed:

   the rights of ACTIVE citizens

Important Figures

10. Peter the Great: Czar of Russia

    • Romanov Family

    • Developed city St. Petersburg

    • Modernized Russia

    • Reinforced Absolute Monarchy

11. Louis XIV: The Sun King of France

    • upset lower class

    • luxurious taste/lifestyle

12. Nicholas Copernicus: Polish Astronomer

    • began the Scientific Revolution

    • theory: Sun is at center of universe

13. Isaac Newton: English Scientist

    • Discovered Gravity

    • made developments in Calculus

    • applied Math to science

14. Francis Bacon: English Philosopher

    • popularized inductive reasoning

15. Marie Curie: Female Scientist

    • first woman to receive a Nobel Prize

    • discovered radium & polonium

    • developed theory of radioactivity, leading to medical contributions

16. Mary Wollstomecraft: English Social Reformer

    • argued women are NOT naturally inferior to men

    • credited for writing the first female manifesto (A Vindication of the Rights of Women 1792)

    • inspired women to fight for equal rights

17. Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Philosopher & Writer

    • believed humans are born innocent and good, and that society corrupts them

    • influenced leaders in French Revolution

    • important to the enlightenment

18. Maximilien Robespierre: French Radical

    • leader of the committee of public safety

    • wanted to cleanse France of all members of the old regeme

    • significant role in the reign of terror

    • ultimately responsible for radical extremism’s role in failing the french revolution

19. Napoleon Bonaparte: military leader & emperor

    • wanted to conquer europe

    • defeated in 1815

    • brought stability to France after the revolution

    • changed Europe forever

Matching

1. absolutism: a political theory that says all power should be held by one individual or authority

2. Ancien Régime: the long-time rule of monarchy and aristocracy in 15th to 18th century France

3. coup d'état: the overthrow of an existing government

4. DNA: basic building block of genetics

5. enlightened despot: 18th century ruler who pursed reforms but still had absolute power

6. enlightenment: a philosophical movement of the 18th century that emphasized the use of reason

7. geocentric: having or representing the earth as the center

8. guillotine: instrument with a blade used to behead victims

9. heliocentric: having or representing the sun as the center

10. human geography: the study of people and the places they live

11. Manhattan Project: the project in the 1940s to develop an atomic bomb for the United States

12. salons: gatherings held in Paris in the 1700s, and generally hosted by women

13. social contract: the relationship between the governed and their government

14. theory of special relativity: Einstein's most famous theory, which explains the structure of space and time

15. vaccination: shot or pill that prevents a person from contracting a disease