Chapter 12 Vocabulary Flashcards
Voltaire
wrote volumes of literature, to describe, and endorse, enlightenment ideals
first estate
The upper tier of the French social ladder which included arch Bishops and bishops.
second estate
middle level of French society before the French revolution; contained the Aristocrats
third estate
Lowest level of French society before the French revolution, so; contains the middle-class, artist, townsmen, and peasants
estates-general
An assembly composed of representatives of the three states, and pre-revolutionary France; the only political body in France which the authority to reform the tax system
Louis XIV
French ruler during the political and financial collapse that led to the French revolution; husband of Mary Antoninette
Marie Antoinette
Political and financial collapse occurred during her rain; Wife of Lewis Xvi
national assembly
Numbers of the third state in the French revolution, who who convened signed the tennis court oath in the decloration of the rights of man
declaration of the rights of man
Document signed by the national assembly in 1789; demanded the end of many abuses suffered by the French people and advocated ideals, such as not doing anything that harms others
committee of public safety
Committee to manage the government that gained absolute authority in revolutionary France
reign of terror
A period of mass executions during the French revolution
directory
A five-man committee formed the new government of France after the reign of terror
napoleon bonaparte
Took advantage of the chaos in France and uses power to take control of the government
first consul
The position Napoleon used to become dictator of France
code napoleon
Results of the codification of French law
