Vocabulary
This is the type of government where a king or queen has unchecked authority to do whatever they want without any restrictions.
What is a absolute monarchy?
This was the Estate that included everyone who was not a member of the nobility or clery.
Who was the Third Estate?
This is the oath that deputies took that said they would not separate until they had written a constitution.
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
This type of civilization inspired a movement of art during the French Revolution.
What was the classical civilization?
This was a government by a king or queen that whose power is limited by a constitution.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
This is a period of rule.
What is a regime?
This group made up the Estate of all clergy.
What was the First Estate?
This was when the san culottes stormed a building and killed the leader of its defenders.
What was the attack on the Bastille?
This was a man who was a radical journalist.
This means cruel or unjust.
What is tyrannical?
This was an assembly made up of representatives from France's Three Estates.
What is the Estates-General?
She is said to have said, "Let them eat cake."
Who was Marie Antoinette?
This was a time during the summer when peasants rioted and fled from what they thought was a nobles' plot to kill them.
What was the Great Fear?
This was a famous musician who created many symphonies.
Who was Ludwig van Beethoven?
This is a system of rights or justice that is shared by all people and that comes from nature, not the rules of society.
What is natural law?
This was a group of representatives with the power to make laws for the country.
What was the Legislative Assembly?
This group had the least amount of political power.
Who was the Third Estate?
This was when Parisian women marched to Versailles to demand bread.
What was the Women's March to Versailles?
This man was a famous poet who wrote about nature.
This is the battle that was the final defeat for Napoleon's military career.
What was Waterloo?
This was a revival of ancient Greek or Roman ideas, especially in literature, art, or architecture.
What is neoclassicism?
He was known as "The Sun King."
Who was Louis XIV?
This was when many people were executed for being accused of not supporting the government.
What was the Reign of Terror?
This man was a famous painter who tried to capture nature scenes.
Who was John Constable?
This person had all of the following titles: emperor of France, first consul, and general.
Who was Napoleon?