The French Revolution 1
How many estates were there in the French regime?
3
What revolutionary device became a symbol of the Reign of Terror and killed over 17,000 people?
The guillotine.
He rose to power in France after the French Revolution, eventually declaring himself Emperor.
Napoleon Bonaparte
The leader of the Jacobin's during the Reign of Terror
Maximilian Robespierre
This movement inspired the French Revolution by encouraging Europeans to question traditional authority and consider ideas like equality, liberty, and progress.
What is the Enlightenment
The reason members of the 3rd estate stormed the Bastille?
Get ammunition and weapons
Even though the french revolution started because people wanted to get rid of absolute monarchy, it ended with Napoleon being this time of leader.
Autocratic emperor or dictator
The group of people the Napoleonic Codes excluded
What are women
This weak government replaced the Reign of Terror but struggled with instability and corruption, paving the way for Napoleon’s rise.
What is the Directory?
Explain how and why the Heliocentric Model was a cause for the french revolution?
The scientific revolution helped people to start to going against and doubt the church
When did the French Revolution start? Date when protestors stormed the Bastille?
What is July 14, 1789
What role did the Jacobins play in the Revolution?
They were a radical political group that pushed for the abolition of the monarchy and led the Reign of Terror.
King Louis XVI (16) wife's name who was rumored to tell the people to "eat cake"
Marie Antoinette
What was the Estates-General?
An assembly of representatives from the three estates (clergy, nobility, and commoners).
List at least 2 of 4 philosophers who inspired the French Revolution
1. John Locke
2. Jean Rousseau
3. Montesquieu
4. Voltaire
Napoleon established a rule of law known as the
Napoleonic Code
This radical phase of the French Revolution, led by Robespierre, resulted in thousands of executions to maintain revolutionary stability.
What is the Reign of Terror
True/False: The Napoleonic Code influenced legal systems worldwide.
TRUE
Which estate made up 97% of the population
Third estate
Why did the Directory fail as a government?
It was corrupt, weak, and failed to address economic and social issues.