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51 Cards in this Set
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Charlotte Corday |
a Girondist who assassinated a leading Jacobin named Jean-Paul Marat |
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guillotine |
a machine for beheading using a heavy blade |
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tumbrel |
a cart with sides, used to take prisoners to the guillotine |
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ravenous |
seriously hungry
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Ventose |
the name of the sixth month in the Revolutionary Calendar
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assignats |
certificates of money in Revolutionary France |
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lavishly |
in an expensive manner; spending or owning much more than is necessary |
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feudal system |
the economic and social system of medieval Europe. Lords received land from the ruler and serfs worked the land for the lord.
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illiterate |
unable to read
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privileged |
having special rights and benefits not given to all people
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philosophes |
educated people who had theories about society and government
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absolute monarchy |
rule by a king/queen with unlimited power, one who is above the law
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democracy |
a government that answers to the wishes of the people |
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tithe |
one tenth of a person's annual income or annual produce from the land.
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bias |
favouring one viewpoint without reason
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artisan |
a craftsperson
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inflation |
a situation in which the price of goods rises really quickly
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monopoly |
the exclusive right to sell a product to a group of people
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tariff |
a tax
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toll |
a charge to use a road or bridge |
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infrastructure |
the roads, canals, and other means of communication and travel within a community.
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to simulate |
to re-create something in a pretend way |
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Calvinist |
Protestants who followed the strict philosophy of John Calvin
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deficit |
the money the government is short each year after it pays its bills
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revolutionary |
desiring a complete change in government or social system
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brutish blockhead |
stupid person with no manners or education
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faculties |
abilities [especially mental abilities]
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mediocrity |
in the middle, neither good nor bad
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scandal |
something that draws public attention and criticism; the public don't approve.
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portfolio |
the area of responsibility of a government official, for example defense or the budget.
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catalyst |
something that helps other things to change
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salon |
a meeting of intellectuals to discuss exciting ideas |
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reason |
the ability to think critically and draw logical conclusions |
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bigotry |
prejudice, being against something or someone for no good reason |
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censored |
something that a person is forbidden to see, hear, or read. |
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romantic |
someone who has an unrealistic view of life and expects "story-book" endings. |
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skeptic |
a person who questions things or raises doubts |
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irony |
a form of ridicule in which the speaker intends exactly the opposite of what he or she says |
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republican government |
a government in which all power is with the people who vote to elect their leaders |
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bloc
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a group or political party |
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mercenary |
a paid soldier who will fight for whichever side pays him more |
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cockade |
an ornament worn on top of a hat |
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chateaux |
the mansions and great estates of the rich |
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constitution |
a document that sets out the major laws and principles of a government.
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emigres |
people who leave one country to go to live in another |
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radical |
someone who wants major change very quickly and who might do unethical things to get what they want |
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inalienable |
something that cannot be taken away or transferred away |
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scaffold |
the raised platform for the guillotine or gallows
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speculator |
a person who deals in a product and hopes to take advantage of a sudden rise or fall in prices |
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allegiance |
a formal declaration of loyalty
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logo |
a graphic symbol often used in advertising |
