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35 People Unit || World History Flashcards

1
Q

Louis XIV

A

France

Edict of Nantes

Sun king
Versailles
“I am the state.”

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Philip II

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Spain

Spanish Armada

Strengthened Catholic Church
Influenced the Americas
Art Patron

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3
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Elizabeth I

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England

Anglican
Defeated Spanish Armada

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4
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Maria Theresa

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Austria

7 Years War || French and Indian War

Public Education
Vaccine
“My enemy’s enemy is my friend.”

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5
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Frederick II
The Great

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Prussia || Germany

Psychological Warfare
Strong army

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6
Q

Ivan IV

A

Russia

The Terrible

Killed son
Secrete police
Printing Press

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7
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Peter I
The Great

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Russia

Beard tax
St Petersburg

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8
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Catherine
The Great

A

Expand Russia
Art Patron

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9
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Hobbes

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Govt. needed to control chaos
Humans are selfish creatures

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10
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Locke

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Govt. power came from people
People are moral creatures

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11
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Monstequieu

A

Check and Balances
Protect rights

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12
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Voltaire

A

Freedom of speech
Seperation of Church and State

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13
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Beccaria

A

Criminals have rights
Stop punishments

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14
Q

Wollstonecraft

A

Women Rights

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15
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Rousseau

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People are corrupted over time

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16
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Blackstone

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Innocent until proven guilty
Judeo Christian Principles

17
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Diderot

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Encyclopedias

18
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Geoffrin

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Salons

19
Q

Ptolemy

A

Geocentric System

20
Q

Copernicus

A

Sun Centered Theory

21
Q

Kepler

A

Elliptical orbits

22
Q

Galileo

A

Telescope
Heretic

23
Q

Newton

A

Gravitation

24
Q

Galen

A

Animals anatomy

25
Q

Vesalius

A

Human Anatomy

26
Q

Harvey

A

Heart

27
Q

Pascal

A

Liquids

28
Q

Boyle

A

Gas

29
Q

Lavoisier

A

Naming Elements
Founding father of modern Chemistry

30
Q

Cavendish

A

Science is not equivelant to power over nature

31
Q

Winkelmann

A

Comet

32
Q

Descartes

A

Rationalism
I think, therefore I am.

33
Q

Bacon

A

Scientifc Method
Inductive Reasoning

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