Unit 4 The Enlightenment

1. An absolute monarch that wants to modernise their society, while keeping their royal power.
7. The process of alternating the type of crop grown, which helped increase crop production.
9. A building that housed machines and was a place where goods were produced.
10. This invention enabled machines to move and work on their own. It is operated by burning coal and heating water, which produces steam.
11. A revolution in Europe led by the bourgeois and proletarians, to end the monarchy and establish a government for the people.
12. This social organisation allowed the king to have all of the power.

2. A social movement that defended the use of reason in the search for knowledge and ideas such as liberty and progress.
3. The social system that replaced the Ancien Regime and people could choose their leaders by voting.
4. This time period is characterized by the creation of machines and the ability to produce more in less time.
5. A new social class that was below the bourgeoisie, with people working jobs such as factory workers, artisans, and laborers.
6. The increase in population and the mechanisation of production led to this. Peasants left the countryside to live and work in cities.
8. A new social group that emerged with the appearance of trade and finance. People had jobs such as bankers, factory owners, and merchants.