Marie Antoinette
Enlightenment
Start of the Revolution
SUPER EASY QUESTIONS
SUPER HARD QUESTIONS
100
Who is Louis XVI's wife?
Marie Antoinette
100
What was the Enlightenment?
A period of time when people thought that science and human intelligence were of the highest importance
100
The name of the parliament that met only when the King commanded
What is the "Estates General"?
100
What was the lowest class of people in France?
Peasants
100
The mansions and great estates of the rich
What is the Château?
200
Famous Quote
"Let Them Eat Cake"
200
People who believed in new ideas abut society. Rejected the idea of absolute monarchy and favoured democracy.
What is a philosopher?
200
What was the National Assembly?
A new government formed by the people that used to be in the third estate
200
What was the highest class of people in France?
Aristocrats
200
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?
Sets out human basic rights that governments may not overlook
300
Where was she from?
Austria
300
The Sun King
Who is Louis XIV
300
What two major events helped make people want to revolt?
The Industrial Revolution and the English Civil War
300
Which class of people were usually involved in business
Bourgeoisie
300
Who passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?
The National Assembly
400
Why didn't they like her?
She was selfish
400
What ideas did the Enlightenment promote?
Art, religion and philosophy
400
Who was the most radical leader during this time period? (He was also murdered in his bath)
Marat
400
What continent is France located on?
Europe
400
What country did the National Assembly meet in?
France
500
Who did she fire because he wanted to economize and tax the nobles?
A.R. Turgot
500
Believed that society was formed on an unspoken social contract and that it was the right of the citizenry to install a new government
Who was Jean Jacques Rousseau
500
The attack of a royal prison which only contained seven prisoners.
What is the Fall of Bastille
500
one tenth of one's annual income or produce from land
What is a tithe
500
What month was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen passed in?
August
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