What was the instrument used to execute people during the Reign of Terror?
Guillotine
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Which Enlightenment thinker was an advocate for freedom of speech?
Voltaire
100
What is the scorched earth policy?
The burning of villages and crops
200
To step down from power
Abdicate
200
Napoleon is the self-made______of France
Emperor
200
The storming of the Bastille is a symbol of what?
The French Revolution
200
What is the social contract?
Agreement by which people give up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos
200
What is Guerrilla Warfare?
Hit and run attacks
300
Feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country
Nationalism
300
What is Napoleon's law code called?
Napoleonic Code
300
Which group made up the National Assembly?
The third estate
300
Who created the encyclopedia?
Diderot
300
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that people were naturally reasonable and moral?
John Locke
400
Adding a territory onto an existing state or country
Annex
400
Why did Napoleon set up public schools?
To have well trained government officials and military officers
400
How is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen related to the Declaration of Independence?
They both say that all men are equal, subject to the same laws, and the government has to protect citizens natural rights.
400
What was the importance of salons?
It was a place where writers, artists, and philosophers exchanged ideas. This allowed for the spread of Enlightenment ideas.
400
What percentage of their earnings were peasants paying for bread at the start of the French Revolution?
80%
500
Spending more than taking in
Deficit Spending
500
Under the Napoleonic Code, which group lost the most rights?
Women
500
What is the Old Regime?
The social order that involved the three estates.
500
Why did governments and churches burn books like the encyclopedia?
To protect the old order. They felt that these books would give new ideas to its readers and they would then question the government and church. They could also question the theory of divine right.
500
Which king was beheaded during the French Revolution?