Absolutism/Enlightenment/French Revolution Flashcards

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Thomas Hobbes

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Wrote Leviathan

Believed that men are naturally evil and that they needed to give all power to an absolute ruler

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Absolute monarchs were chosen by God to rule their kingdoms

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Divine right justification

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Supports Westernization of Russia

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Peter the Great's main goals in reforming Russian society, expanding the army, establishing the navy, and building St. Petersburg

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Symbols of power

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St. Petersburg, Palace at Versailles

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Debt within the monarchy

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Cause of the French Revolution

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Enlightenment ideas

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Influenced revolutionary thoughts and movements in the 18th century

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Louis XVI

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King of France during the French Revolution, executed in 1793

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Estates-General

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Assembly representing the three estates in pre-revolutionary France: clergy, nobility, and commoners

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Marie Antoinette

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Queen of France, wife of Louis XVI, executed during the French Revolution

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Reign of Terror

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Period during the French Revolution characterized by extreme violence and the execution of perceived enemies of the revolution