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The Renaissance period was also known as what period? What did it aim to accomplish? |
It was also known as the enlightenment period. It sought to reform society through reason and showcase the importance of science. |
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Name well known thinkers during the Renaissance period. Which one had made the Encyclopedie? |
1.) Descartes - wrote Discourse on the Method 2.) Voltaire 3.) Rousseau 4.) Diderot |
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Who was the primary ruler during the Renaissance period? |
Louis XV was primarily the ruler, albeit a weak one, from 1715-1774. |
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Who was the ruler towards the end of the Renaissance period and beginning of the French Revolution? |
Louis XVI was the ruler until 1792 with Marie Antoinette as his wife. Reformations were attempted but unsuccessful. |
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Why did the French Revolution occur? What were major issues France was facing? |
1.) Bankruptcy due to the ancien regime's spending. 2. ) Famine was widespread. 3.) New political ideas as a result of the Renaissance. 4.) Overall dissatisfaction of the Third Estate (the first being the clergy, the second being the nobility; the third being the rest of society.) |
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What major events happened in 1789 during the French Revolution? |
May 1789 - Meeting called of the Estates-General to discuss the country's financial situation. June 1789 - Oath of the Tennis Court was made by the Third Estate, known also as the National Assembly, came together and stated: "not to separate, and to reassemble wherever circumstances require, until the constitution of the kingdom is established." July 1789 - Fall of the Bastille. |
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What was the outcome of the French Revolution towards the end? |
A constitutional monarchy was removed and Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were executed in 1793. |
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What happened during the Reign of Terror? |
Maximillien Robespierre had established a reign of terror, resulting in the increase of military power and the future reign of Napoleon. Metric system and a directory was established during the Republic to bring some order. |
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How did Napoleon come to power over the 5 year period he rose to? |
1799 - A coup was established and Napoleon was named as First Consul. 1802 - Napoleon cemented his own rule as consul for life. 1804 - Napoleon named himself Emperor of France. |
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What reforms did Napoleon lead under his regime? |
1.) Centralization of powers under him. 2.) Creation of a banking system with the Bank of France. 3.) A concordat was established with the Catholic Church. 4.) A legal code for the civil system was established, named the Napoleonic code. |
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How did Napoleon come to fall? |
Napoleon had retreated from Russia after exhausting his military against their scorched Earth policy. As a result, Napoleon was exiled and Louis XVIII was placed as king against his regime. |
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After Napoleon was exiled, who ruled during the new monarchy? |
1815-1824 - Louis XVIII 1824-1830 - Charles X 1830-1848 - Louis Philippe |
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What did Napoleon III accomplish? |
He created the Second Empire that lead into the new French Republic from 1852-1870. From 1870 on France remained a republic. |
