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25 Cards in this Set
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Absolute Monarch |
A ruler whose power was not limited by having to consult with nobles, common people, or their representatives |
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Divine Right |
Monarchs received their power/position from God and therefore must not be challenged |
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Phillip II |
King of Spain. Ruled as an absolute monarchy. Demanded strict adherence to Catholicism and a strong monarchy. |
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Edict of Nates |
Gave Huguenots limited freedom to worship. Discarded by Louis XIV as he consolidated power. |
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Louis XIV |
Absolute monarchy of France. Called the Sun King, Built Versailles. Best example of an absolute monarchy. |
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Huguenot |
French Calvinist Protestants |
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Louis XVI and Marie-Antoninette |
Rulers of France at the time of the French Revolution. Beheaded |
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First Estate |
Roman Catholic Clergy. Paid no taxes, owned 10% of land, 1% of population. 1 vote in the Estates-General |
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Second Estate |
Nobility, Paid no taxes, owned majority of land, 2 % of population. 1 vote in the Estates-General |
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Third Estate |
Made up of the bourgeoisie, skilled workers, peasants. Paid all taxes, paid high rent, no privileges or political power. 1 vote in the Estates-General |
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Bourgeoise |
urban middle-class |
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sans culottes |
"without knee breeches" Peasants |
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Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen |
Passes in 1789 by the National Assembly. Laid out the basic principles of the French Revolution - "liberty, equality, fraternity" |
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radical |
someone who favors extreme change |
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Estates-General |
an assembly made of the the 3 estates |
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Bastille |
Ancient prison in Paris stormed by revolutionaries looking for weapons in one of the opening acts of the French Revolution |
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Robespierre |
Leader of the radical faction of the French Republic |
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guillotine |
device that was used for executions during the French Revolution |
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National Assembly |
1st stage of the French Revolution |
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Reign of Terror |
A series of accusations, trials, and executions that took place during the 2nd stage of the French Revolution in an attempt to purify the Revolution of counterrevolutionary elements. |
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National Convention |
2nd stage of the French Revolution |
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Directory |
3rd stage of the French Revolution |
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Napoleon Bonaparte |
French military officer who would rise to become the French Emperor |
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coup d'etate |
a forced transfer of power |
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Continental system |
an attempt to blockade the British Empire by prohibiting French or allied ships from trading with the British |
