Definitions Flashcards
Lavishly
In an expensive manner, spending or owning much more than is necessary
Illiterate
Unable to read
Privileged
Having special rights and and benefits that’s not giving to everyone
Philosophes
Educated people who had theories about society and government
Tithe
One tenth of an annual income or produced
Artisan
A craftsperson
Inflation
A situation in which the price of goods rises quickly
Monopoly
The exclusive right to sell a product to a group of people
Tariff
A tax
Toll
A charge to use a road or bridge
Infrastructure
The roads or canals and other means of communication and travel within a community
Bourgeois
Middle class
Calvinist
Protestants who followed strict philosophy of John Calvin
Deficit
The money the government is short each year after it pays its bills
Catalyst
Something that helps other things change
Salon
A place where philosophes would meet up and talk
Bloc
A group
Mercenary
A paid soldier
Cockade
And ornament on the top of a hat
Château
The mansions and great estates of the rich
Constitution
A document that sets out the major laws and principles of a government
Emigrés
People who leave one country for another
Radical
Someone who wants major change quickly
Spectacular
A person who deals in a product and hopes to take advantage of a sudden rise or drop in prices
Allegiance
A formal declaration of loyalty
