Global History
Revolutions
Scientific Revolution
Scientists
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish Scholar
Heliocentric Theory
Earth NOT center of universe
Planets revolve around the sun
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
Subtopic
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
Rene Descartes
Emphasized human reason.
Tycho Brahe
Ideas
Heliocentric Theory
Scientific Method
1. State the problem
2. Collect information about the problem
3. Form a hypothesis, or educated guess.
4. Experiment to test the hypothesis.
5. Record and analyze data.
6. State a conclusion
7. Repeat steps 1-6
Law of Gravity
Enlightenment
Philosophers
Locke
Natural Rights
Life
Liberty
Property
Social Contract
Hobbes
People are greedy and selfish
Only a powerful government can create a peaceful, orderly society.
Montesquieu
Separation of Powers
Checks and Balances
Rosseau
Voltaire
Wollstonecraft
Ideas
Social Contract
Natural Rights
Consent of the Governed
Separation of Powers
Freedom of Speech
Religious Freedom
Women's Rights
People use reasoning to make decisions about how government and society should run
Secularism
Importance of Individuals
Music/Art/Literature
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
Enlightened Despots
Frederick the Great
Joseph II
Catherine the Great
Events
American Revolution
Writing of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
US Constitution
Checks and Balances
Federal System
Bill of Rights
French Revolution
Latin American Revolution
French Revolution
Causes
Social Structure - Old Regime
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Enlightenment Ideas
American Revolution
Economic Problems
Weak Leader
Events
National Assembly
Tennis Court Oath
Storming of the Bastille
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Limited Monarchy
Legislative Assembly
Radicals
Execute King Louis XVI
Guillotine
Moderates
Conservatives
The Reign of Terror
Robespierre
Committee of Public Safety
Napoleon
Reforms
Economic Reform
New Tax Code
National Bank
Loans to businesses
Political Reform
Napoleonic Code
Merit System
Fired corrupt officials
Religious Reform
Concordat
Seized church lands
Napoleonic Empire
Fall of Napoleon
Causes
Continental System
Peninsular War
Invasion of Russia
Exile
100 Days
Waterloo
2nd Exile
Congress of Vienna
Metternich
Balance of Power
Legitimacy
Latin American Revolutions
Causes
Social Structure
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mulattos
Mestizos
Indians
Africans
Englightenment Ideas
American and French Revolutions
Nationalism
Leaders
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Simon Bolivar
Jose de San Martin
Miguel Hidalgo
Don Pedro
Bernardo O'Higgins
Nationalism
Elements of Nationalism
Nationality
Language
Culture
History
Religion
Territory
Revolutions of the 1830s
Areas affected
Greece
France
Italy
Belgium
Poland
Revolutions of 1848
Areas affected
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
France
Russia
Breakdown of Empires
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Russian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Italian Unification
Camillo di Cavour
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Red Shirts
Giuseppe Mazzini
Young Italy
German Unification
Otto Von Bismarck
Realpolitik
Blood and Iron Speech
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Wars leading to unification
Franco-Prussian War
Austro-Prussian War
Industrial Revolution
Causes
Agricultural Revolution
Enclosure Movement
Seed Drill
Crop Rotation
Availability of Resources
Energy
Water Power
Coal
Iron Ore
Rivers for Transportation
Natural Harbors
Economic and Political Progress
Factors of Production
Land
Labor
Capital
Entrepreneurship
Overseas Trade
Developed Banking
New Inventions
Subtopic
Russian Revolution
Conflict
Belief Systems
Economic Systems
Human Rights
Movement of People and Goods
Science and Technology
Imperialism
Human Rights/Genocide
Political Systems
Absolutism
Divine Right
Absolute Monarchs
Philip II
Louis XIV
Frederick the Great
Peter the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Constitutional Monarch
William and Mary
Glorious Revolution