social 20-1 feudalism

What is Feudalism?

Medieval social system before the French Revolution

Main idea behind feudalism?

A monarch gave nobles land in exchange for military service, peasants worked land for protection

Why is feudalism important?

The rigid inequality influenced revolutionary anger

What is the old regime?

political/social system in france before the revolution

Main idea of the old regime

Full privilege and monarchy for nobility/clergy, while it’s burdened on peasents (taxes)

Why did the old regime matter?

Revolution overthrew this system

Bank of France

Created by Napoleon to manage and stabilize the country’s money

Civil Constitution of the Clergy

A law that forced catholic churches under state control in France and making priest to swear loyalty to the nation

Committee of Public Safety

Revolutionary government body that ruled during the Reign of Terror

Concordat

Napoleon and the pope agreed in 1801 to restore partial power to the Catholic Church while keeping it under state influence

Constitution of 1795

Created the directory: a 5 man ruling group that replaced the government after the reign of terror

Declaration of the Rights of Man

Revolutionary document that declared freedom, equality and the rights for all citizens in France

Enlightenment thinkers

People who spread ideas about rights, freedom and government that helped influence the French Revolution

Estate general

a meeting of representatives from all three social classes that was called in 1789 after 175 years

Law of suspects

allows arrest of anyone suspected of opposing the revolution (led to mass executions)

Legion of Honor

Award by Napoleon for military and civil service based on MERIT, not birth.

Napoleonic Code

Law system by Napoleon- established equality before law, religious tolerance and ended feudal privileges

Reign of Terror

Violent period where thousands were executed for being ‘enemies of the state’ in france

Scientific Revolution

Movement of discoveries in science and reason that challenged traditional beliefs

Storming of the Bastille

The tipping point of the french revolution in 1789 with a attack on a paris prison by revolutionaries

Tennis Court Oath

Third estate vowed to keep meeting until they created a new french constitution

First Estate

0.5%: Clergy (priest, bishops and high church officals)

Second Estate

1.5%: Nobles (Kings, lords and aristocrats)

Third Estate

98%: Commoners (peasents, workers and the bourgeosie: middle class)