Age of Revolutions Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Nicolaus Copernicus wrote about what new concept in his book "On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres?"

The idea that the earth is not the center of the universe. Earth revolves around the Sun.

Describe a cause of revolution (general or specific)

I'll let you know if you got it :)

Martin Luther translated the bible into the vernacular. What does this mean and what impact did it have?

Common language - more people can read & start to question the church's teaching and authority

How did enlightenment ideas lead to revolution?

people began to question the old way of running government

Describe a cause of revolution (general or specific)

I'll let you know if you got it :)

What was the Scientific Revolution?

A period of change in how we think about and understand science; a period of new scientific discoveries

Define Radical

new or different from usual or ordinary; or people who favor change in laws or government

How did government debt/cost & devastation of wars lead to revolutions?

Government debt lead to government taxing the people more and more, people eventually rebel

Define Popular Sovereignty

Authority of a government is created and sustained by the consent of the people (through voting)

Describe phase 2 of "anatomy of revolutions"

People begin to rebel

Define Absolute Monarchy

Hereditary ruler holds total power over governing system until death

What caused the French Revolution?

France in debt, over taxing the people, unequal social classes

What was the Age of enlightenment about?

New way of thinking about government

What was particularly extraordinary about the Haitian Revolution?

It was the first time enslaved people rebelled, won, and created their own independent nation

What is the connection between the Scientific Revolution, The Enlightenment, and Revolutions?

I'll let you know if you got it right :)

Describe phase one of "anatomy of revolutions'

Government is politically and economically weak; Enlightenment ideas spreading among people

How did social hierarchies that had been in place for thousands of years lead to revolutions?

Unequal and unfair differences in classes caused people to rebel

Define Nationalism

Identification, loyalty, pride or support for one's own nation

True or False - The Catholic church was a major part of the government/ ruling body

TRUE

Describe a cause of revolution (general or specific)

I'll let you know if you got it :)

What role did the rise of cities play in the Enlightenment?

More people = more people talking to each other = more sharing of new ideas

Define Revolution

a radical, fundamental change in political power or organization

What role did the invention of the Printing press play in the Enlightenment?

mass printing of books for the first time = more people reading = more people thinking

Describe phase 3 of "anatomy of revolutions"

War

What caused the American Revolution?

Taxing the people without representation

Describe phase 4 of "anatomy of revolutions"

Recovery