Key Terms & Vocab French Revolution

A period of time during which there was a major challenge to the authority of the Catholic church’s monopoly of Christianity.

• Marxism

• Feudalism

• The Enlightenment

• Reformation

A political ideology with the core belief in the freedom of man. No force should restrict the freedom of the individual. It originally was a middle class belief that they should be free of both absolute rule and ‘mob rule”.

• Liberalism

• Enlightenment

• Conservatism

• Renaissance

A period of major philosophical and intellectual development which occurred in Europe during the 18th century. The key feature was man’s questioning of previously securely held beliefs in God, church and monarchy. Names associated with this period were Locke. Rousseau, Voltaire, Linneus, Montesquieu, Hume & Kant.

• patriotism

• The Enlightenment

• secularisation

• Marxism

Significant social and political change, often violent. A significant break with the past.

• Conservatism

• Militarism

• Socialism

• Revolution

What was the name of the event where it was pledged "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established"

What can cause a 'revolution' ?

• Poor living conditions

• High taxes

• Imbalance of power- some people have more rights/ privileges

• All of the these

Which of the following is NOT a pre-revolutionary tax?

• Gabelle

• Assingnats

• Corvee

• Taille

Which figure in this image best represents the 'third estate'?

• The man in ecclesiastical garbs

• The man wearing the sword (epee)

• The old man being burdened with a plough stick

• The hares & pigeons

This image best depicts...

• The Women’s March to Versailles

• The storming of the Bastille

• The August Decrees on feudalism

• The Tennis Court Oath

The Storming of the Bastille occurred on what date?

• 20 June 1789

• August 26 1789

• 1 September 1792

• 14th of July 1789