Name: ____________________
Per: ___
Enlightenment:
 Ideas opposed ___________________________
 Influenced by the _____________________________________________ use of reason and natural law
 _______________________: Believed all people had natural rights of life, liberty and property; gov’t
protects peoples basic rights and if not can be overthrown; influenced Thomas Jefferson and the writing of
the Declaration of Independence
 _______________________: Separation of Powers and 3 branches of government
 _______________________: Freedom of speech and press; religious freedom and toleration
 ________________________: supported the statement that all men are created equal; people make an
agreement to follow the “general will”.
Enlightened Despots:
 Absolute rulers that used Enlightenment ideas to improve the lives of their people
 Examples:
o ________________________________(Austrian ruler)
o ________________________________ (Austrian ruler)
o ________________________________ (Russian ruler)
Powerpoint Questions:
1) _____
2) ______
3) ______
4)_______
5) _______
6) ______
French Revolution and Napoleon
Causes of the French Revolution
• The __________________________________ of Louis XIV
• _____________________________________ of Louis XVI
• _________________________________________________
– _____________________________________ paid ALL the taxes, First and Second paid no taxes
• Inspired by the _____________________________________________________________________
Robespierre and the Reign of Terror
• After a few years of an unstable gov’t the ____________________________ Jacobin Club comes to power
• Robespierre and other radicals started Reign of Terror
– _______________________________________________________________
– ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
• Reign of Terror ended _______________________________________________________________
Napoleon
• Nationalist leader that provided ___________________________for the France
• _____________________________________-codified laws of France; included enlightenment ideas but
limited some freedoms
• Expanded the French Empire (1799-1815) with the _______________________________________
• __________________________________________-required that countries not trade with Britain
• Finally defeated in Russia because of the __________________________________ and
________________________
• The loss at the ______________________________________ ended the Age of Napoleon
• Followed by the __________________________________________
• Increased ________________________________ and _________________________ of the revolution
through Europe
Powerpoint Questions:
1) _____
2) ______
3) ______
4) ______
5) ______
6) ______
Latin American Revolutions:
Influences on Latin American Revolutions: Enlightenment and Revolutionary ideas spread from
_____________________________ and the ________________________________ to Latin America
 Inspired by the _________________________ and _____________________ revolutions
 Enlightenment Ideas
 _______________________________________
Latin American Revolutionary leaders
Lead liberation movements within their countries against foreign rule
Encouraged nationalistic feelings within their countries
 Haiti: _______________________________________
 South America: _________________________________
 South America:_________________________________
 Mexico: _______________________________________
Powerpoint Review Questions:
Be able to:
A. Choose one individual from the material we have covered in class during the past couple weeks and
do the following:
a. Describe the historical period during which the person lived
b. Describe a major achievement of the individual
c. Discuss the impact of this achievement on global history
Suggestions: John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Maximilien Robespierre, Toussaint
L’Ouverture, Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, Napoleon