Wednesday, October 13, 2021

French Revolution Review Sheet

 French Revolution Review Sheet

Chapter 3 - Crossroads
TEST DATE:  Tuesday Oct. 27

Terms, People, Events: 
Historical Significance           Change & Continuity               
Revolution                               Guillotine                                
Enlightenment                         catalyst                                   Estates General
Radical                                    Directory
National Assembly                 Constitution                             Salon
Political Clubs                        Philosophers                            Tennis Court Oath
Bastille                                    Reign of Terror                       Robespierre
Danton                                    Marat                                       Mme Roland
Louis XIV                               Louis XVI                               Girondists
Jacobins                                  Sans Culottes                           Hobbes
Locke                                      Voltaire                                    Rousseau
Marie Antoinette                     Bourgeoisie                             Émigré
Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen

Some bigger picture questions and things to consider:

-know the political clubs, their ideals, leaders and where they are on the political spectrum
-be able to relate Historical Significance, Change and Continuity(we will go over this on Monday) to the French Revolution
-causes of French Revolution (and consequences/results)
-know the structure of 17th C. French Society
-understand how the philosophers and the enlightenment contributed to revolution
-significance of the capture of the Bastille
-Understand how the National Assembly came to be and the significant steps they made toward democracy
-know the significant events of the Reign of Terror
-the irony of Robespierre’s rule 
-what were the issues of the Estates General?
-how did women play important roles in the French Revolution?
-understand how one revolution fueled another
-what did the Revolution achieve?
-do all revolutions need to be violent?
-ideas of symbolism and irony during the French Revolution.

****Review Friday 5's