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age of enlightenment
a time where philosophy changed the thinking of france
voltaire
“father of the enlightenment”
rationalism
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voltaire promoted ___________ (man’s reason is the sole criterion for truth)
voltaire
who promoted rationalism (man’s reason is the sole criterion for truth)?
rousseau
“father of french romanticism”
romanticism
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rousseau promoted ___________ (man’s emotions and feelings are the source of truth)
rousseau
who promoted romanticism (man’s emotions and feelings are the source of truth)?
noble savage
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rousseau created the idea that “man is basically good and society is bad” (“_______ ________”)
1715-1774
from what years did louis XV rule?
louis XV
louis XIV’s grandson who became king
louis XV
which king said, “apre moi le deluge” (after me the deluge); prophecy of destruction
1774-1793
from what years did louis XVI rule?
louis XVI
the french king at the beginning of the french revolution
estates
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france was divided into three _________ or social classes
three
how many estates / social classes was france divided into?
clergy
nobles
everyone else
what are the three social classes of france?
estates general
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louis XVI was forced to call a meeting of the ______ ________ in 1789
louis XVI
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_______ ____ was forced to call a meeting of the estates general in 1789
nobles
peasants
two answer fill in the blank
_______ and _________ rebelled against the king’s authority
third
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the ______ estate left the estates general and formed their own representative assembly called the national assembly
national assembly
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the third estate left the estates general and formed their own representative assembly called the ___________ __________
the tennis court oath
a vow to meet until a constitution was written
july 14, 1789
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on ______ ___, _____, the people of france stormed the castle of bastille in paris
bastille
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on july 14, 1789, the people of france stormed the castle of ________ in paris
august 4 decrees
the national assembly ended french feudalism and adopted the slogan “liberty, equality, fraternity, or death”
liberty
equality
fraternity
death
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the national assembly ended french feudalism and adopted the slogan “________, _________, _________, or _________”
constitution of 1791
france’s first constitution created by the constituent assembly; france was now a constitutional monarchy
constituent assembly
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the constitution of 1791 is france’s first constitution created by the ___________ _____________; france was now a constitutional monarchy
right
center
left
what are the three main groups the constituent assembly divided into?
right
supported the king
center
moderates
left
radicals who wanted a stronger revolution
national convention
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the constituent assembly was replaced by the ________ __________ in 1792
guillotine
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louis XVI was executed by _________
maximillien robespierre
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the committee of public safety led by ___________ _____________ controlled france through terror and violence
40,000
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about _________ people were executed during the reign of terror
atheism
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the reign of terror was the bloodiest at the same time that _________ was at its peak
guillotine
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robespierre was executed by the __________ in 1794
deism
rejected the Scripture and viewed God as an impersonal Being revealed only in nature that must be sought through men’s reason
directory
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a new government called the ___________ replaced robespierre
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