Social Classes in France
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100

one of three social classes in France before the French Revolution

What is estate?

100

What is the political and social system that existed in France before the French Revolution

What is the Old Regime?

100

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Who is Ms. McClave
100

 a machine for beheading people, used as a means of execution during the French Revolution? 

What is a guillotine?

200

consists of the nobility

What is the second estate?

200

An 18th-century European movement in which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society?

What is the Enlightenment
200

wanted to build a "republic of virtue". leader during the Reign of Terror

Who is Maximilien Robespierre

200

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.

What is the National Assembly? 
300

consists of the clergy (priests)

what is the first estate?

300

Define the Scientific Revolution.

What is a major change in European thought, starting in the mid-1500s, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs? 
300

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

Who is Marie Antoinette?
300

Define the Tennis Court Oath

What is a pledge made by the members of France's National Assembly in 1789, in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution? 
400

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?

400

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?

400

Define Louis XVI. 

Who was the King of France whose lavish spending and a weak leader that lead France's government into debt and was one of the Causes for the French Revolution
400

a French congress with the power to create laws and approve declarations of war

What is Legislative Assembly?

500

Define Estates-General

What is an assembly of representatives from all three of the estates or social classes in France?

500

Define absolute monarch and give an example

Need to answer both parts of questions to get points. 

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. 

500
define Martin Luther
Who is the person who began the Protestant Reformation, because he disagreed with the Catholic Church
500

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?

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