Enlightenment Thinkers
This English philosopher believed in natural rights like life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
This event on July 14, 1789, marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
Storming of the Bastille
Known as the 'Sun King,' he built the Palace of Versailles.
King Louis XIV
This legal system reformed French civil law under Napoleon.
Napoleonic Code
The belief that kings get their power from God.
Divine Right of Kings
This French thinker criticized the Church and promoted freedom of speech.
In this oath, the Third Estate vowed not to disband until a constitution was written.
The Tennis Court Oath
This queen was nicknamed 'Madame Deficit' due to her lavish spending.
Marie Antoinette
Napoleon’s 1812 military disaster occurred in this country.
Russia
The idea that government is an agreement between rulers and the people.
Social Contract
This Enlightenment philosopher believed in the separation of powers.
Baron de Montesquieu
This event saw women march to demand bread and force the royal family to Paris.
Women's March on Versailles
This radical Jacobin led France during the Reign of Terror.
Maximilien Robespierre
Napoleon's return from exile in 1815 is known as this.
Hundred Days
The system in pre-revolutionary France divided into three social groups.
Three Estates
This philosopher argued that people are naturally good but are corrupted by society.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This period (1793–1794) involved mass executions led by Robespierre.
The Reign of Terror
This revolutionary was executed by guillotine due to his reservations about how far the Reign of Terror had gone.
Georges Danton
This 1805 victory over Austria and Russia is considered one of Napoleon’s greatest.
Battle of Austerlitz
This declaration outlined the rights of French citizens in 1789.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
This author of the Encyclopédie helped spread Enlightenment ideas across Europe.
Denis Diderot
This failed escape attempt by Louis XVI and his family hurt his credibility.
The Flight to Varennes
This British general defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
Duke of Wellington
After his final defeat, Napoleon was exiled to this remote island.
Saint Helena
This legislative body replaced the National Assembly and led to radical change.
National Convention