Key terms of the last 2 decades
Across
- 2. Period of studying the natural world through observation and questioning
- 6. French Revolution political body that gained dictatorial power during the Reign of Terror. Used death penalty often.
- 10. Revolution that ended in the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
- 12. Last Queen of France, did not realise how poor citizens were, was executed using guillotine
- 13. Father of Liberalism
- 15. Scientific Revolution theory that supposed the sun was in the center of the universe. Went against religious beliefs. Was eventually confirmed by Galileo.
- 18. Method of experimentation that was introduced during the Scientific Revolution
- 19. Period of progress by exposing old ideas with logic and reasoning. Main figures: Locke, Hobbes, and Voltaire
Down
- 1. Scientific Revolution scientist who proposed the 3 Laws of Motion.
- 3. Main figure during the Reign of Terror, he was eventually killed for having too much power
- 4. Meeting of European leaders that kept peace in Europe and settled territorial disputes
- 5. French Revolution document that stated what rights the government needs to protect
- 7. System Napoleon standardized during his rule
- 8. Period of French Revolution that is characterized by gore and massacres
- 9. Execution machine used during the French Revolution that is the main symbol of the Reign of Terror
- 11. Napoleon's legal code that standardized citizenship, family, and property
- 14. Self-appointed Emperor, who recently died in exile
- 16. Last King of France, was executed during the French Revolution
- 17. Renaissance invention that influenced Scientific Revolution by spreading information faster.