The Age of Enlightenment
True or False: Philosophers of the French Enlightenment based their ideas and beliefs on Scripture.
False, they denounced Christianity and tried to prove that the Bible is wrong.
What was the old regime?
the system of governance and way of life pre=Revolutionary france.
When is Bastille Day?
July 14
Who was known as the Father of Enlightenment?
Voltaire
Who is the Consulate's First Consul?
Napoleon Bonaparte
What is rationalism?
The idea that man's reason is the sole criterion for truth.
Who inherited the throne after Louis XIV and why was he considered a weak ruler?
Louis the XV. He was considered a weak ruler because he showed more interest in personal pleasure than in governing the country.
What is the August 4 Decrees?
Decrees that ended the lords' privileges of collecting taxes from peasants, hunting on peasants' lands, and taking special privileges over peasants in court of law.
Who withdrew their country from the Continental System and began trading with England?
Where was Napoleon first exile? Where was his second?
Elba and St. Helena
What is Romanticism?
the idea that man's emotions and imagination is the basis for truth.
What were the Three Estates? (include who's in them)
First Estate: clergy; Second Estate: nobility; Third Estate: everyone else, from prosperous merchants to peasants.
What is the Constitution of 1791?
Who led the army that crushed the French army and defeated Napoleon on his final battle?
Duke of Wellington
What was one of the most significant accomplishments Napoleon had in internal affairs?
He made peace with the Catholic church
Who elevated rationalism and romanticism?
Voltaire elevated rationalism and Rousseau elevated romanticism.
When the French Revolution began, why did they say it began as an aristocratic revolution?
Because the nobilities were the first ones to revolt against the king.
What are the Right, Center, and Left divisions?
Right - One third of the representatives were conservatives who supported the king and wanted the Revolution to go no further
Center - a group without any particular programs or principles
Left - a young group of radicals that wanted the Revolution to go much further.
Who was the radical leader who started the Reign of Terror?
Robespierre
What is the Continental System?
a system that forbade the importation of British goods into any European country under French control; also attempted to stop trade between England and neutral countries
What is the Age of Enlightenment?
A movement that attempted to apply unaided human philosophy to all areas of man's life in order to establish a new social order.
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
A vow for the National Assembly to continue meeting until a national constitution had been written.
Which country did the French Constituent Assembly declare war on that led to the Napoleonic Wars?
Austria.
Who devised the metric system?
The Revolutionists.
Why was he nicknamed "the Little Corporal?"
Because of his small stature and outstanding accomplishments