French Revolution Vocab

Assembly that governed France from 1792 - 1795; it was the third assembly of the French Revolution (after the National Assembly and the Legislative Assembly)

• The National Convention

• Guillotine

• Despotism

• Cathedral

A machine designed to behead people quickly and with little pain.

• Civic

• Guillotine

• Despotism

• Cathedral

another word for tyranny; rule by a leader who has total and often oppressive power

• Civic

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Despotism

• Cathedral

the bishop's church; these are large and beautiful churches that are very important to the Catholics in the diocese

• Civic

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Classicism

• Cathedral

relating to a city, citizen, or community

• Civic

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Classicism

• Neoclassicism

leader of the French Revolution who worked tirelessly to support the revolution, using terror to root out anyone who opposed it

• Reign of Terror

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Classicism

• Neoclassicism

the ideas and styles found in the works of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome

• Reign of Terror

• Jacobin

• Classicism

• Neoclassicism

a renewal of Ancient Greek and Roman ideas and styles

• Reign of Terror

• Jacobin

• Royalist

• Neoclassicism

period of time during the French Revolution during which there were numerous executions and massacres which are called for by the government

• Reign of Terror

• Jacobin

• Royalist

• Traitor

member of a violent radical left-wing group during the French Revolution

• The National Convention

• Jacobin

• Royalist

• Traitor