Part 2: The French Revolution Flashcards
Why was the growth of overseas trade and creation of colonial empires not completely beneficial?
Because it brought a great deal of wealth to the rulers of Europe, but most ordinary Europeans continued to live in poverty and hardship.
What system did they use in the Middle Ages and continue to use during this time?
The feudal system.
What is Feudalism?
A social system based on giving services to a lord.
The social hierarchy during the Middle Ages was ……..
Feudal
Name the levels of hierarchy in the feudal system.
Pope.⛪️ Kings and queens.🤴👸 Lords and knights.🐴🛡 Traders and craftsmen.👨🔧👨🌾 Peasants.🥲
Name two facts about peasants and craftsmen.
- Did not own land.
- Paid taxes/services to lords.
Name a fact about lords.
Received land from kings and paid him taxes from it.
What did kings do?
Give homage to the pope. (Sometimes)
What were kings and queens also referred to in the European Feudal system?
Monarchs.
What did monarchs believe?
That their authority has been given to them by God.
How did the kings and queens rule?
With absolute power.
Made all decisions about how a country should be governed.
Ordinary people (mostly peasants) we’re not citizens of their country, but rather……..
Subjects of the king or queen.
What was the result of this feudal system?
Ordinary people had to do all the hard work while the king and the aristocracy (nobility) lived in luxury.
What does democracy mean?
Ordinary people are able to choose their own leaders and that no one individual should have absolute power.
What was the idea of democracy based on?
The political systems of Ancient Greece and Rome.
What does “demos” mean?
People
What does “krotos” mean?
Power
What happened in France in 1789?
France suffered a terrible year of crop failures.
What happened at the same time as the crop failures in France?
The French king tried to raise taxes.
Ordinary people began to revolt, calling for change.
What is the French slogan that was adapted during this time?
Liberty, Fraternity, Equality
Which colors symbolized this slogan and what was it known as?
Red, white, blue.
Tricolore.
What had happened by 1793?
The French people had executed both their king and queen and declared a republic.