The Enlightenment
This Enlightenment thinker believed in natural rights, including life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
This Estate included church leaders like priests and bishops.
What is the First Estate?
Louis XVI was the king of this country.
What is France?
The Third Estate was unhappy because they paid most of the ________.
What are taxes?
This is a ruler who has complete power over the government and the people.
These Enlightenment ideas inspired the Third Estate to seek more freedom and fair treatment.
What are equal rights and freedom of speech?
The Estate that paid most of the taxes and worked hard but had little power.
What is the Third Estate?
The queen, Marie Antoinette, was known for spending a lot of money.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
People wanted freedom and fair treatment because of these new ideas.
What are Enlightenment ideas?
This idea says that a king's right to rule comes from God.
What is the divine right of kings?
This philosopher argued that governments should represent the "will of the people."
Who is Rousseau?
The Second Estate consisted of these people who owned land and had special privileges.
Who are nobles or landowners?
People were upset because the king and queen spent money while others were this.
What is poor?
The Third Estate wanted a say in this.
What is the government?
This absolute monarch is known for building the Palace of Versailles.
Who is Louis XIV (14TH) ?
The Enlightenment encouraged people to challenge this person’s power.
Who is the king?
The Third Estate was upset because they paid most of these, while the First and Second Estates paid very little.
What are taxes?
This is what happened to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution.
What is they lost power?
Poor crops led to this problem before the Revolution.
What is a food shortage?
Under absolutism, the monarch has control over these aspects of life.
What are laws, taxes, and the military?
This Enlightenment thinker is known for advocating for freedom of speech and criticizing the government.
Who is Voltaire?
This was the system that divided people into three groups.
What are the Three Estates?
What did people dislike about Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution?
They spent a lot of money on parties and fancy living while many people were poor.
What was one big reason people were upset before the French Revolution related to food?
The price of bread was very high, and many people could not afford to buy it.
This term describes the belief that kings are chosen by God and must be obeyed.
What is divine power?