Key Terms
This type of government is ruled by a king or queen often with unrestricted power.
What is a Monarchy?
This estate paid nearly all of the taxes but had no political power.
What is the Third Estate?
This estate was made up of the clergy and controlled schools and hospitals.
First Estate
This King ruled France before the revolution and was eventually executed. (I need his full title)
Who was King Louis XVI?
This type of revolution involves a change in government, due to oppression or economic hardship.
What is a Political Revolution?
An unorganized rising up against the government is known as this.
What is a revolt?
From 1787 to 1789, France had terrible weather, heavy rains, hard winters, and too hot summers. This led to bad what?
What are bad harvests/crops?
The Second Estate was mainly composed of these wealthy landowners and military leaders.
Who are Nobles/Aristocrats?
This Queen was unpopular for her extravagant spending and was also executed.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This type of revolution involves a radical transformation of society, often involving violence and widespread social change.
What is a Social Revolution?
This is when a government is overthrown or a group breaks away, often successfully.
What is a revolution?
King Louis XVI inherited this financial problem, worsened by wars and royal extravagance.
What is debt?
The majority of the Third Estate was made up of this group, who farmed the land.
Who are Peasants/Commoners?
This King built the Palace of Versailles and believed in "I am the nation." (I need his full title)
Who is Louis XIV?
This type of revolution involves a shift in how people make and trade goods, often sparked by new technology or unfair working conditions.
What is an Economic Revolution?
This type of government is ruled by a single leader, often gaining power by force and restricting freedoms.
What is a dictatorship?
The King attempted to make these two groups pay taxes for the first time, but they refused
What are the First and Second Estates?
Wealthy commoners, like doctors and merchants, were part of this group within the Third Estate.
This meeting had not been called in 175 years but was finally convened to address France's debt.
Estates-General
The Russian Revolution is an example of what type of revolution?
What is a Political Revolution?
This is a period of uncertainty that can impact nearby nations and cause refugees to flee.
What is political unrest?
The belief that kings were chosen by God and should be questioned is called this.
This subgroup of the Third Estate, meaning "without knee breeches," included artisans and laborers.
Who was the "Sans Culottes"?
This structure was in place for centuries and created social inequalities in France.
Ancien Regime
A sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government is also known as this.
What is a coup d'etat?