Figures from the Revolution
Terms
Enlightenment Ideas
Figures from the Enlightenment
Revolution Concepts
100
A fashionable French woman who cares nothing about the third estate.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
100
Social classes of 19th century France
What are the estates?
100
Enlightenment
What is the gaining of knowledge and understanding?
100
John Locke
Who is an English philosopher who believed all men have natural rights including life, liberty and the pursuit of property?
100
The structure of the estates.
First- monarchy/nobility, second- clergy, third- commoners.
200
An incompetent ruler who could not make his own decisions.
Who is King Louis XVI?
200
A device created for swift and "painless" execution.
What is the guillotine?
200
The purpose of a salon.
What is the discussion of relevant and current ideas about society?
200
Mary Wollstonecraft
Who is an Enlightenment feminist who believed that a woman does not need her husband to know what is best for her?
200
What are the three reasons for the revolution?
Economic struggles, civil unrest, social instability
300
Served in both the American and French Revolutions. He was well respected by the 2nd and 3rd estates.
Who is the Marquis de Lafayette?
300
The spending of more money than what is taken in.
What is deficit spending?
300
The spark of the Enlightenment.
What is the Scientific Revolution?
300
Voltaire
Who is a French writer who criticized the French government through satire?
300
What is the Bastille a symbol of?
What is the old regime, or way of life, in France.
400
A Jacobin lawyer and leader who believed fear was the only way to bring about change.
Who is Robespierre?
400
The right to vote.
What is suffrage?
400
The hoped for gain from the Enlightenment movement.
What is understanding of social, political, and economic issues of the 19th century?
400
Thomas Hobbs
Who is an English philosopher who believed in the need for structured government?
400
What does the following quote mean, "All men are born, and remain, free and equal."?
That the government cannot take away any one's freedom and each citizen is entitled to equal treatment and participation in the law.
500
The last leader of the revolution, who conquered most of Europe for a brief period of time?
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
500
The representatives of the third estate who led the revolution in 1789.
What is the National Assembly?
500
Laissez Faire
What is the idea of letting the market work itself out with little government involvement?
500
Name a famous salon owner.
Who is Madame Geoffrin or Madame de Pompadour?
500
The cost of one loaf of bread during the revolution.
What is a month's wages?
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