quiz 10 Flashcards
mary wollstonecraft
writer who believed women needed edu.
secular
non religious
old regime
the system of france w/ a king and queen before the revolution
estates
large social classes in france
nobility
the wealthy estate in france
bourgeoisie
the educated sector of a society
louis xvi
king of france during rev.
marie antoinette
queen of france during rev.
clergy
religious sector, nun and priests
peasents
usually poor farmers
absolutism
a term used to describe when a monarch had total control over his subjects
bourbon
the ruling dynasty of france monarchs until the french rev.
louis xiv
the most absolute monarch in his control of his subjects
peter the great
another example of absolute monarch, ruled russia.