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He strengthened his power by moving his entire government to Versailles, where he could keep an eye on them.
As ruler of Russia, he forced men to cut off their beards, just one way he tried to westernize the country.
Although she supposedly had her husband murdered, she did enact some reforms in Russia.
As leader of Prussia, he put a lot of emphasis on military power.
Absolute rulers of the 17th century believed in this right that allowed them to rule without being questioned.
He was a physics genius who discovered laws about gravity, motion, and light.
He discovered that the heart acts like pump, circulating blood throughout the human body.
He invented the telescope and used it to prove the universe is heliocentric.
He was the first person to state that the universe was heliocentric.
He used mathematics to determine that the planets have oval shaped orbits.
He was influenced by the philosophes when he wrote the Declaration of Independence.
His basic belief was that humans are born with certain natural rights, such as life, liberty, and property.
Opposite to John Locke, he believed humans are selfish and greedy and need a monarch to keep them under control.
He was a Baron who wrote about a government that included separation of powers.
His Social Contract, was an agreement between the government and the people. The rulers promised to protect the rights of the people.
High taxes and unfair treatment at the meeting of the Estates General led to revolution in which country?
The Magna Carta and other documents helped this country develop constitutional monarchy and more rights for its citizens.
These individuals marched to Versailles to make demands of the king-and ended up forcing him back to Paris.
These two monarchs lost their heads during the French Revolution.
During the French Revolution, the citizens of Paris stormed this prison.
She believed that women and men should be equal.
This weapon killed thousands of people during the French Revolution.
His work is considered the best example of Classical music.
He strongly supported the idea of religious toleration following the wars of religion.
This man led the Terror during the French Revolution- and was eventually executed himself!
Make your wager
The Bill of Rights and the Glorious Revolution are connected this way
Who is Louis XIV? (also known as the Sun King)
Who is Peter the Great?
Who is Catherine the Great?
Who is Frederick the Great?
What is “divine right”?
Who is Isaac Newton? (An apple falling from a tree inspired his study of gravity)
Who is William Harvey? (before him, people thought food turned into blood after we ate it!)
Who is Galileo Galilei? (he was punished by the Catholic Church for his views)
Who is Nicolas Copernicus?
Who is Johannes Kepler?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Who is John Locke? (He wrote Two Treatises on Government)
Who is Thomas Hobbes? (He wrote Leviathan)
Who is Baron de Montesquieu? (He wrote The Spirit of Laws)
Who is Jean- Jacques Rousseau?
What is France?
What is Great Britain?
Who are the women of Paris?
Who are Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette? (They were replaced by Robespierre who went on to conduct the Reign of Terror)
What is the Bastille Prison? (The French celebrate Bastille Day in July 14th)
Who is Mary Wollstonecraft?
What is the guillotine?
Who is Mozart?
Who is Voltaire?
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
What is: William and Mary were forced to sign the Bill of Rights when they took the throne during the Glorious Revolution.