10th Unit 2 #3 French Revolution Reign of Terror

The Declaration of the Rights of Man stated that

• only the nobility could vote to change laws

• the Church could threaten to excommunicate people who didn't buy indulgences

• all men, including members of the 3rd Estate, were considered equal

• all men and women in France would be treated as equals

The cartoonist's point of view is that

• the 3rd Estate had no problem paying all of the taxes in France

• all 3 estates were treated equally before the Revolution

• the estate system in France was unfair to the 3rd Estate

• the Church was not a member of the estates.

The guillotine was considered a democratic instrument during the French Revolution because:

• everyone would have access to a fast death

• it was created by members of the Third Estate

According to Maximilien Robespierre, King Louis must die in order to

• prevent invasion by Austria & Prussia

• take over the Palace at Versailles

• protect the revolution

• make the French citizens happy

This invention allowed Enlightenment ideas to spread throughout Europe:

• the guillotine

• the printing press

• the compass

• the caravel

At the peak of the Reign of Terror, there were about ___________ executions per month.

• 100

• 250

• 800

• 1,000

"If any Japanese person attempts to leave Japan, they must be executed"

The name of this document was the

• Declaration of the Rights of Man

• Edict of 1635

• Letter to King James I

The geographical context of this map is that West African Kingdoms

• chose to only trade with other African kingdoms

• remained isolated from North & South America

• traded with Europe and the Americas

• were unable to journey across the Atlantic Ocean

Life, liberty, and property are examples of:

• the heliocentric theory of the universe

• laws created by Suleiman the Magnificent

• natural rights

• the findings of the Scientific Revolution

The Enlightenment was the time period when people

• followed the teachings of only the Catholic Church

• began to question the world & politics using their own observations

• believed that only torture could keep the peace in a nation

• felt that the monarchy [kings & queens] should have total control