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Worksheets6th Grade World History - Chapter 12 - Vocabulary
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Voltaire
a)
An assembly composed of representatives of the three estates in pre-Revolutionary France; the only political body in France with the authority to reform the tax system
b)
Took advantage of the chaos in France and used his power to take control of the government
c)
Lowest level of French society before the French Revolution; contained the middle class, artisans, townsmen, and peasants
d)
Wrote volumes of literature to describe and endorse Enlightenment ideals
2.
First Estate
a)
Second-highest level of French society before the French Revolution; contained the aristocracy
b)
The upper tier of the French social ladder which included archbishops and bishops
c)
King of Sardinia who became the first king of a united Italy in 1861
d)
Appointed by King Wilhelm I as the chancellor of Prussia; became the driving force behind political unification of the German states
3.
Second Estate
a)
Second-highest level of French society before the French Revolution; contained the aristocracy
b)
A period of mass executions during the French Revolution
c)
Wrote volumes of literature to describe and endorse Enlightenment ideals
d)
Document signed by the National Assembly in 1789; demanded the end of many of the abuses suffered by the French people and advocated ideals such as not doing anything that harms others
4.
Third Estate
a)
A five-man committee that formed the new government of France after the Reign of Terror
b)
Lowest level of French society before the French Revolution; contained the middle class, artisans, townsmen, and peasants
c)
A period of mass executions during the French Revolution
d)
An assembly composed of representatives of the three estates in pre-Revolutionary France; the only political body in France with the authority to reform the tax system
5.
Estates-General
a)
Second-highest level of French society before the French Revolution; contained the aristocracy
b)
Intense devotion & loyalty to one's own people & country
c)
An assembly composed of representatives of the three estates in pre-Revolutionary France; the only political body in France with the authority to reform the tax system
d)
A period of mass executions during the French Revolution
6.
Louis XVI
a)
Political & financial collapse occurred during her reign; wife of Louis XVI
b)
The upper tier of the French social ladder which included archbishops and bishops
c)
French ruler during the political and financial collapse that led to the French Revolution; husband of Marie Antoinette
d)
Second-highest level of French society before the French Revolution; contained the aristocracy
7.
Marie Antoinette
a)
An assembly composed of representatives of the three estates in pre-Revolutionary France; the only political body in France with the authority to reform the tax system
b)
Result of the codification of French law
c)
Second-highest level of French society before the French Revolution; contained the aristocracy
d)
Political & financial collapse occurred during her reign; wife of Louis XVI
8.
National Assembly
a)
A five-man committee that formed the new government of France after the Reign of Terror
b)
Appointed by King Wilhelm I as the chancellor of Prussia; became the driving force behind political unification of the German states
c)
Members of the Third Estate in the French Revolution who convened & signed the Tennis Court Oath & the Declaration of the Rights of Man
d)
Wrote volumes of literature to describe and endorse Enlightenment ideals
9.
Declaration of the Rights of Man
a)
Intense devotion & loyalty to one's own people & country
b)
Site of the battle in which the armies of Prussia and Britain defeated Napoleon and his forces (1815)
c)
Document signed by the National Assembly in 1789; demanded the end of many of the abuses suffered by the French people and advocated ideals such as not doing anything that harms others
d)
French ruler during the political and financial collapse that led to the French Revolution; husband of Marie Antoinette
10.
Committee of Public Safety
a)
A committee to manage the government that soon gained absolute authority in revolutionary Frace
b)
Appointed by King Wilhelm I as the chancellor of Prussia; became the driving force behind political unification of the German states
c)
Members of the Third Estate in the French Revolution who convened & signed the Tennis Court Oath & the Declaration of the Rights of Man
d)
An assembly composed of representatives of the three estates in pre-Revolutionary France; the only political body in France with the authority to reform the tax system
11.
Reign of Terror
a)
Members of the Third Estate in the French Revolution who convened & signed the Tennis Court Oath & the Declaration of the Rights of Man
b)
Proved to be the most successful at uniting Italy; prime minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia
c)
A period of mass executions during the French Revolution
d)
A committee to manage the government that soon gained absolute authority in revolutionary Frace
12.
Directory
a)
A five-man committee that formed the new government of France after the Reign of Terror
b)
A period of mass executions during the French Revolution
c)
Took advantage of the chaos in France and used his power to take control of the government
d)
A committee to manage the government that soon gained absolute authority in revolutionary Frace
13.
Napoleon Bonaparte
a)
Members of the Third Estate in the French Revolution who convened & signed the Tennis Court Oath & the Declaration of the Rights of Man
b)
Took advantage of the chaos in France and used his power to take control of the government
c)
Result of the codification of French law
d)
King of Sardinia who became the first king of a united Italy in 1861
14.
Code Napoleon
a)
Result of the codification of French law
b)
The upper tier of the French social ladder which included archbishops and bishops
c)
Formed an army known as the "Red Shirts" and conquered the island of Sicily in 1860
d)
Wrote volumes of literature to describe and endorse Enlightenment ideals
15.
Waterloo
a)
Document signed by the National Assembly in 1789; demanded the end of many of the abuses suffered by the French people and advocated ideals such as not doing anything that harms others
b)
Took advantage of the chaos in France and used his power to take control of the government
c)
An assembly composed of representatives of the three estates in pre-Revolutionary France; the only political body in France with the authority to reform the tax system
d)
Site of the battle in which the armies of Prussia and Britain defeated Napoleon and his forces (1815)
16.
nationalism
a)
Intense devotion & loyalty to one's own people & country
b)
The upper tier of the French social ladder which included archbishops and bishops
c)
Political & financial collapse occurred during her reign; wife of Louis XVI
d)
Second-highest level of French society before the French Revolution; contained the aristocracy
17.
Wilhelm I
a)
Political & financial collapse occurred during her reign; wife of Louis XVI
b)
King of Prussia and later the first King of Germany
c)
Formed an army known as the "Red Shirts" and conquered the island of Sicily in 1860
d)
Members of the Third Estate in the French Revolution who convened & signed the Tennis Court Oath & the Declaration of the Rights of Man
18.
Otto von Bismarck
a)
Result of the codification of French law
b)
A period of mass executions during the French Revolution
c)
French ruler during the political and financial collapse that led to the French Revolution; husband of Marie Antoinette
d)
Appointed by King Wilhelm I as the chancellor of Prussia; became the driving force behind political unification of the German states
19.
Young Italy
a)
Italian nationalist group founded by Giuseppe Mazzini
b)
Took advantage of the chaos in France and used his power to take control of the government
c)
Result of the codification of French law
d)
King of Sardinia who became the first king of a united Italy in 1861
20.
Camillo di Cavour
a)
Site of the battle in which the armies of Prussia and Britain defeated Napoleon and his forces (1815)
b)
Took advantage of the chaos in France and used his power to take control of the government
c)
King of Sardinia who became the first king of a united Italy in 1861
d)
Proved to be the most successful at uniting Italy; prime minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia
21.
Giuseppi Garibaldi
a)
Formed an army known as the "Red Shirts" and conquered the island of Sicily in 1860
b)
King of Sardinia who became the first king of a united Italy in 1861
c)
Appointed by King Wilhelm I as the chancellor of Prussia; became the driving force behind political unification of the German states
d)
Italian nationalist group founded by Giuseppe Mazzini
22.
Victor Emmanuel II
a)
Took advantage of the chaos in France and used his power to take control of the government
b)
Lowest level of French society before the French Revolution; contained the middle class, artisans, townsmen, and peasants
c)
Result of the codification of French law
d)
King of Sardinia who became the first king of a united Italy in 1861
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