Revolution and Napoleon

French Vocabulary

100

The mechanism used to behead many people, especially during the Reign of Terror

guillotine

200

Term meaning the middle class

bourgeoisie

300

The main tax in France

taille

400

An official overthrow of a government or leadership

coup d'etat

500

Technically means "without breeches" but this is the name radical French citizens gave themselves

sans-culottes

Key Figures

100

He was exiled twice (and may be Mr. Federici's great- great- great- great- great-uncle)

Napoleon Bonaparte

200

The king during the early days of the French Revolution, he would rather declare war on his own people than help them

King Louis XVI

300

After Louis XVI was executed, he became the leader of the National Convention and oversaw thousands of public beheadings on the guillotine

Maximilien Robespierre

400

Her biggest crime was simply being married to Louis XVI

Marie Antoinette

500

CHALLENGE QUESTION: She wrote a second version of the Declaration of the Rights of Men that specialized in an inclusion of the female perspective

Olympe de Gouges

All About Napoleon

100

True or False: Napoleon reinstated Catholicism as a recognized religion during his time as consul

True

200

This was an idea Napoleon believed in, promoting pride and loyalty to one's nation

Nationalism

300

Napoleon faced many defeats later in his career. This battle specifically ended his military and politcial career completely (ABBA paid attention in history class)

Waterloo

400

When Napoleon attacked Russia for disobeying the Continental System, what tactic did the Russians use to hurt Napoleon's forces?

scorched-earth strategy

500

What type of accent did Napoleon have that made him an unpopular officer early in his career?

Italian

Reasons to Revolt

100

Marie Antoinette did not have a way with words: She suggested if the French were starving they should just eat __________

Cake (the dried bits of bread stuck inside ovens)

200

What population made up the first and second estates, respectively?

First was clergy. Second was nobility.

300

The third estate was the only group that had to pay this

Taille (or taxes)

400

Basic economics: When bad harvests caused food shortages, what reasons caused many people to go hungry

Any of the following: Food prices rose too high, Unemployment rose (no jobs), Peasants already lived in extreme poverty

500

The Third Estate signed their constitution on what type of "sport arena"

A tennis court