Reign of terror
Why did the government choose to use the Guillotine to execute people?
It was originally developed as a more humane method of execution.
Where did the word Estates come from ?
The word estate comes from the latin word stare.
What is the role of the clergy?
Presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices.
What is the Taille?
France's chief tax.
To meet the crises, the National Convention gave broad powers to a special committee of 12 known as ________?
Committee of Public saftey
The second Estate was what class of people?
Nobility
How much land did the Clergy or the first estate own?
10 percent
Who didn't have to pay this tax?
neither the clergy nor the nobles.
How many people were killed by the guillotine during the reign of terror?
17,000 people
How much land did the third estate own?
35 to 40 percent
What was the work of priest or clergy?
To perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities.
Who was commander of france during the reign of terror?
Maximilien Robespierre
Since the middle Ages,France's population was divided into three orders, or ____?
estates
Why was the clergy made?
an attempt to reorganize the Roman Catholic Church in France on a national basis.
Who had to pay this tax?
The Third Estate
How many people were killed in the reign of terror?
40,000 people
The first Estate,or clergy,numbered about ______?
130,000
What happened to the clergy during the French revolution?
The new revolutionary authorities suppressed the Church, abolished the Catholic monarchy, nationalized Church property, exiled 30,000 priests, and killed hundreds more.