Lecture 1- Modernisation, The French Revolution Flashcards

1
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What is the definition of Modernity?

A

The consciousness of the economic-political change

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2
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When was the American Revolution?

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1766

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3
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When was the French Revolution?

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1789

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4
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When was the Haitian Revolution?

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1791-1804

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5
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When was the invention of Photography?

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1839

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6
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What kind of revolution was the French Revolution?

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A political, social, cultural.

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7
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What year did the attack on Bastille occur?

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1789

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8
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Describe the architecture in the era of the battle of bastille?

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Gothic.

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9
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What did the ‘Cap of Liberty’ symbolize?

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Drink to the health of the nation. Man of the people.

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10
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Why did the Red Cap of Liberty never become compulsory?

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It signified liberty, political activism so couldn’t make it compulsory. Man of the people. Asscociated with Jacobin rule.

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11
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What is the picture? and what is it about?

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‘Goodbye Bastille.’ Anon 1789 Etching. Represents a turning of tables. Political image

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12
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What is the name of this painting? and when was it painted?

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The Demolition of the Bastille. 1789

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13
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Who painted the Demolition of the Bastille?

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Hubert Robert.

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14
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What does this painting show?

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The triumph of Marat in 1794.

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15
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What is the name of this painting?

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Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, by Jacques- Louis David.

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16
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The ‘Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau’ by Jacques-Louis David is?

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Is now destroyed.

17
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Who were the ‘sans-culottes’?

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A political group at the end of the ninetieth century, during the French Revolution. One of the first groups to be political and ahave a social stance.

18
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What were the Sans-Culottes typically pictured wearing?

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Translates to ‘without breaches’. Wore long trousers instead.

19
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What happened to artworks stolen by Napoleon from Italy?

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They were taken back to Paris and displayed in the Louvre.