Western Civilization Questions
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How many people were in the Roman Senate and what social group did they come from?
What was Galileo able to view after developing an astronomical telescope?
What concept did all of the Enlightenment Revolutions use as a reason to support revolution?
- the persian empire had become the most powerful empire in the world and the greek city-states needed to team up to protect themselves from being conquered- the battle of marathon: king darius underestimated the greek city-states and they defeated the persian army (pheidippides was told to run back to athens to tell them they had won: marathons)- the greeks later win again at the battle of platea and they prove their might so the persians back away- athens forms the delian league and it becomes so powerful that athens becomes an empire - ^^^ the golden age of athens begins: pericles led this empire and money from the delian league is used to rebuild athens and advance in arts and science
What island nation led a revolution against France that resulted in the first successful slave revolt in history?
Name and explain the concept that was used by Absolute Monarchs across Western Europe as the justification for their complete control of society.
- alexander was very strategic and wise during his conquests: he would fight at the front of the battle instead of sitting back and he would come up with ways to defeat the greater power against odds- he treated prisoners with kindness and respect which differed from normal- he created the city of alexandria and extended greek and macedonian rule over a vast area- alexander created a cultural legacy as greek language, religion, literature, architecture, and art were spread throughout asia and north africa: he began the hellenistic period- after his death, macedonian generals fight over his power
- the roman republic emerges as a world power after the punic wars through their strategic battle techniques and conquering so much land- julius caesar becomes sole consul after he illegally crossed the rubicon river and changes the senate to 600 people from 300 to give himself more power: he is assassinated and augustus attempts to revenge his death- augustus defeats antony and cleopatra at the battle of actium which causes him to become the first emperor of rome because he pulls the roman empire out of turmoil and civil war- augustus replaces the roman empire with an effective monarchy and brought peace and stability by uniting the empire: this period is called pax romana
Who was named the King of France at a young age, was known as the Sun King, and built the Palace of Versailles?
Who invented the European printing press and printed the first full book?
What did Scientists begin to question that was a significant factor in the origins of the Scientific Revolution?
Kings and queens believed that their power came from God so they thought whatever they did, good or bad, God had meant them to do that
The Roman Empire benefited from constructing what two things?
What two events greatly influenced the revolutions in Latin America, led by Simon Bolivar and Jose Martin in the early 1800s?
Many Enlightenment thinkers developed and expressed new ideas about what during the Age of Reason?
a king shouldnt believe that he is above the law. It says a king shouldnt consider himself above others just because he is king
The Tudor dynasty worked with parliament to get their goals. they used skillfil politicians and listened to the people. On the other hand the stuart dynasty went against parliament and never reached their goals
What was the new capital of Russia after Kiev?
How many Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were there?
he wanted to teach them what to do and he liked nobody to be in any way superior than him