Unit 2 Section 2 Vocabulary

Unit 2 Section 2 Vocabulary

The French Revolution and Napoleon

Lesson 1

The French Revolution Begins

Aristocracy

an upper class made up of members of the nobility

Bourgeoisie

members of the middle class of society

Declaration of the Rights of Man

an influential 1789 document listing the principles of the French Revolution

Estates-General

a French assembly of three groups; the nobility, the clergy, and the rest of the French people

Liberation

the act of being set free

Tithe

a tax paid to a church or other religious establishment

Multiple Choice

Representatives of the estates met in a national assembly called the ___, made up of the nobility, clergy, and the rest of the French people.

• Estates-General

• Liberation

• Tithe

Multiple Choice

The second estate was made up of the ___, or upper class.

• aristocracy

• bourgeoisie

• Declaration of the Rights of Man

Multiple Choice

The first estate (clergy) collected a __, or money from churchgoers.

• Estates-General

• Liberation

• Tithe

Multiple Choice

The third estate included the ___, or middle class of society.

• aristocracy

• bourgeoisie

• Declaration of the Rights of Man

Multiple Choice

Bastille Day became the symbol of the people's ___, or being set free, from tyranny.

• Estates-General

• Liberation

• Tithe

Multiple Choice

The National Assembly passed the __, which listed the principles of the french revolution.

• aristocracy

• bourgeoisie

• Declaration of the Rights of Man

Lesson 2

The Reign of Terror

Conservative

wanting to keep society the same

Counterrevolutionary

one who takes action to oppose a revolution

Exile

a person who was forced to or needed to leave his or her country

Guillotine

a device that used a wooden platform and a falling blade to quickly behead a prisoner

Jacobin

a radical political group that gained control of France during the revolution

Radical

wanting extreme change in a society

Multiple Choice

The ___ party wanted to keep the monarchy and did not like change.

• conservative

• counterrevolutionary

• exile

Multiple Choice

The conservatives opposed the ___ because they were too radical.

• guillotine

• Jacobin

• radical

Multiple Choice

The __ wanted to completely change the government of France.

• guillotine

• Jacobin

• radicals

Multiple Choice

As the radicals became more powerful they began to crack down on ___ or those who opposed the revolution.

• conservative

• counterrevolutionary

• exile

Multiple Choice

An ___ is someone who is forced to or needs to leave his or her country.

• conservative

• counterrevolutionary

• exile

Lesson 3

The Rise and Fall of Napoleon

Nationalism

loyalty and devotion to one's country

Coup d'état

a sudden overthrow of an existing government

Comprehensive

complete and wide-ranging

Royalist

someone who supports a monarch or monarchy

Balance of power

the idea that countries are most protected when no one state is more powerful than the rest

Multiple Choice

Napoleon led a ___ or overthrow of a government.

• nationalism

• coup d'etat

• comprehensive

• royalist

• balance of power

Multiple Choice

Napoleon passed a ___, or wide-ranging .set of laws called the Napoleonic Code

• nationalism

• coup d'etat

• comprehensive

• royalist

• balance of power

Multiple Choice

Napoleon was worried that ___, or those that supported the monarchy, were becoming too influential.

• nationalism

• coup d'etat

• comprehensive

• royalist

• balance of power

Multiple Choice

The French Revolution led to a rise in ___, or loyalty to one's country

• nationalism

• coup d'etat

• comprehensive

• royalist

• balance of power

Multiple Choice

A primary concern of the Congress of Vienna was to resort the ___ in Europe, making sure no one country could overpower the others.

• nationalism

• coup d'etat

• comprehensive

• royalist

• balance of power