one of three social classes in France before the French Revolution
What is estate?
What is the political and social system that existed in France before the French Revolution
What is the Old Regime?
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a machine for beheading people, used as a means of execution during the French Revolution?
What is a guillotine?
consists of the nobility
What is the second estate?
An 18th-century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society?
wanted to build a "republic of virtue". leader during the Reign of Terror
Who is Maximilien Robespierre
French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate on June 17, 1789, to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people.
consists of the clergy (priests)
what is the first estate?
Define the Scientific Revolution.
the Queen of France who's lavish spending and poor advice to her husband's weak leadership contributed to the cause of the French Revolution
Define the Tennis Court Oath
consists of the rest of the population in France who are not noble or clergy but rather everyday people or peasants.
what is the third estate?
a period in European history in which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning, and views of the world
What is the Renaissance?
Define Louis XVI.
a French congress with the power to create laws and approve declarations of war
What is Legislative Assembly?
Define Estates-General
What is an assembly of representatives from all three of the estates or social classes in France?
Define absolute monarch and give an example
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What is a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society?
Ex: Louis XVI, Peter the Great, Catherine the Great etc.
Define Reign of Terror
What is the period of time Maximilien Robespierre ruled France nearly as a dictator and thousands of political figures and ordinary citizens were executed?