問題一覧
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What is an armed conflict in the British Isles between Parliament and the monarch?
English Civil War
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What is Absolutism?
A political theory where all the power belongs to one or more rulers.
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Used by Louis 14th and 16th, was very expensive to create, and known as the greatest achievement of 17th century art?
Palace of Versailles
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What is the Divine Right of Kings?
A leader that derives all authority from a God or Gods.
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Who is the longest reigning monarch in all of history?
Louis XIV (14th)
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What made up the social classes in France prior to the French Revolution?
First, Second and Third Estate
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A English king who is one of the main reasons why the English Civil War occurred, later executed as a consequence?
Charles |
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What percentage of population was in the 3rd Estate before the French Revolution?
95%
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What time period prioritized (cared most about) knowledge, freedom, reason, and happiness?
The Age of Enlightenment
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Prior to the French revolution, the French government was broke, due to the ______ and the _____.
1. American Revolution 2. Palace of Versailles
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True or False: The French Revolution occurred after the American Revolution.
True
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True or False: The Magna Carta provided the foundation for individual rights for the English.
True
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True or False: The English Bill of Rights was the first 10 laws of the U.S. Constitution.
False
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Briefly describe one of the following in 1 to 3 sentences: Napoleonic Code, Concert of Europe, or Haitian Revolution.
The Concert of Europe was a period of time that served great stability and helped maintain European powers, boundaries, and influences.
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What were five of the main causes of the French Revolution?
American Revolution, The Enlightenment, Social Classes, Economic Crisis, and Government Corruption.
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Louis XIV (14th)
Known as the Sun King, he brought upon the greatest age of French culture and art.
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Louis XVI (16th)
A unpopular King that a political crisis centered around, and was later beheaded.
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Peter the Great
A Russian Czar, under his rule Russia became a powerful European nation.
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John Locke
English Philosopher, who wrote “The Second Treatise of Government”, argued authority resides in the people.
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Thomas Hobbes
English political philosopher, who wrote “Leviathan”, believed in collective security (method to prevent war).
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Charles-Louis de Montesquieu
French philosopher who wrote “Spirit of Laws”, influenced English and American government.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Swiss philosopher, who wrote “L’Emile”, he had an impact on education, music, and art.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
A French Military Leader, who started an empire, and influenced the French Law and culture.