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World History Study Guide from 1648 (view source)
Revision as of 02:28, December 6, 2011
, 02:28, December 6, 2011improved to "divine right of kings"
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|[[Louisiana Purchase]]
|[[Louisiana Purchase]]
|tract of land that Napoleon sold to America for a very low price in 1803, transferring Louisiania and vast lands east of the Mississippi
|land sold by Napoleon to the U.S. for a low price in 1803, stretching from Lousiana to the Northwest
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|[[Isaac Newton]]
|[[Isaac Newton]]
|(1643-1727) the Englishman who, inspired by daily readings of the Bible, developed calculus and discovered the invisible force of gravity
|(1643-1727) the English physicist who, inspired by daily readings of the Bible, developed calculus and discovered the invisible force of gravity
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|[[Voltaire]]
|[[Voltaire]]
|(1694-1778) French philosopher who was perhaps the greatest figure in the Enlightment, Voltaire favored '''''absolute''''' freedom and whose ideas led to French Revolution, senseless murdering, and the destruction of churches
|(1694-1778) French philosopher prominent in the Enlightment, favoring '''''absolute''''' freedom and supporting ideas that led to French Revolution
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|[[nation-state]]
|[[nation-state]]
|(beginning in the 1400s) a single country comprised of people unified in language and culture, such as England, France and Spain, and other European nations such as Germany much later.
|(beginning in the 1400s) a single country comprised of people unified in language and culture, such as England, France, Spain and, much later, Germany
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|[[Marie Antoinette]]
|[[Marie Antoinette]]
|Wife of Louis XVI. Was reported to have said, "Let them eat cake!" upon hearing of the shortage of bread.
|wife of Louis XVI during the French Revolution, who reportedly said, "Let them eat cake!" upon hearing of the shortage of bread
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|[[Monarch]]
|[[monarch]]
|A person who reigns over a kingdom or empire. He may be above the law (''absolute monarch'') or subject to it (''constitutional monarchy''). The position is generally inherited (notable exception: the [[Pope]])
|A person who reigns over a kingdom or empire. He may be above the law (''absolute monarch'') or subject to it (''constitutional monarchy''). The position is generally inherited
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|absolute monarch
|Louis XIV
|an all-powerful king or queen, such as the "Sun King" French King Louis XIV (in power from 1643-1715), who said, “L’etat c’est moi!” (“I am the state”)
|(ruled 1643-1715) an absolute (all-powerful) monarch of France who said, “L’etat c’est moi!” (“I am the state”)
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|divine right of kings
|divine right of kings