Revolutions Study Guide
1a. Who developed heliocentric theory? _Nicolaus Copernicus___ b. What does the heliocentric theory state?
The sun is at the center of the universe and the planets rotate around it
2. Which Enlightenment thinker believed in natural rights? John Locke
3. List all of the absolute rulers we discussed & the country which they ruled below.
Ruler
Louis XIV
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Peter the Great
Country
France
France
France
Russia
4a. Who wrote Leviathan? Thomas Hobbes b. What type of government did he support? Absolute
5. What event began the French Revolution? Storming of the Bastille
6. _Eugene Delacroix painted Liberty Leading the People.
7. What occurred during the Reign of Terror? _Maximillien Robespierre & the Committee of Public Safety led people to the guillotine
who didn’t agree with the French Revolution
8. What was the Monroe Doctrine? Issued by President Monroe and warned European countries against colonizing in the Americas
9. Who led the Mexican independence movement? Miguel Hidalgo
10. What is notable about the Haitian revolution? First successful slave revolt, 2nd nation free of European rule in the Americas, first
nation governed by Africans in the modern world
11. Which Enlightenment speaker believed in freedom of speech? Voltaire
12. Who signed the English Bill of Rights? William & Mary
13. Fill in the chart below according to the colonial system in South America. Include both the term and description.
Viceroys
Creoles
Mestizos/Mulattoes
Slaves/natives
14. Who was Miguel de Cervantes? Author of Don Quixote
15. Which governing body gained the most power during the Glorious Revolution? Parliament
16. Maximillien Robespierre led the _Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.
17. Which type of government did Locke, Montesquieu, & Rousseau support? Democratic
18. Toussaint L’Ouverture led a successful slave rebellion in Haiti .
19. Galileo used the telescope to support heliocentric theory.
20. What did William Harvey contribute to the Scientific Revolution? Discovered blood circulation
21. Sir Isaac Newton is important to the field of science because of what law? Law of gravity
22. Louis XIV built his palace at Versailles in France.
23. The English Civil War was fought between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists .
24. Which member of Parliament kidnapped Charles I and had him tried & executed? Oliver Cromwell
25. Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the importance of the separation of powers? Montesquieu
26. Who came to power in France following the French Revolution? Napoleon
27. Label the following countries on the map below: Haiti, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, & Venezuela.
Haiti
Venezuela
Brazil