French Revolution Flashcards
What is a feudal system?
Small communities were formed around the lord who owned the land and everything in it.
When did the French Revolution take place?
1789-1800
What happened during the French Revolution?
French citizens redesigned their country’s political landscape, uprooting centuries old
institutions such as absolute monarchy and the feudal system
What did the French revolution lead to in France?
French language was taught across the whole country instead of local dialects and equal laws were made for everyone
The Revolution was a turning point in Europe that led to…
many other European countries following suit and further developed other nations sense of national pride as they had to defend themselves from Napolean’s empire
The growth of empires caused a reaction in other…
regions and developed nationalism in many other parts of Europe such as Germany which was not a nation state in the Napoleonic wars
When was Germany unified as a nation state?
In 1871, until then it had been made up of various smaller states
