The Rise of Nationalism in Europe

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the lecture notes covering Fredric Sorrieu's vision of nation-states, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Code.

Fredric Sorrieu

A French artist who in $1848$ created a series of $4$ prints representing his utopian vision of a world made of 'Democratic and Social Republics'.

Statue of Liberty

A personified symbol of liberty that nations march toward in Sorrieu's prints; she holds the Torch of Enlightenment and the Charter of the Rights of Man.

Torch of Enlightenment

A symbol representing 'Knowledge' carried by the Statue of Liberty in Sorrieu's first print.

Charter of the Rights of Man

A document representing 'Freedom and Equality' carried by the Statue of Liberty in Sorrieu's vision.

Absolutist institutions

Monarchical systems represented in Sorrieu's visual art by the remains of symbols such as fallen crowns and thrones.

Fraternity

The concept of brotherhood among nations, symbolized by the inclusion of Christ, saints, and angels in Sorrieu's prints.

French Revolution ($1789$)

A historical event that shifted sovereignty from the monarchy to a citizens' assembly and introduced the first ideas of nationalism.

National Assembly

The body of elected active citizens that replaced the former Estate General after the French Revolution.

la patrie

A term introduced during the French Revolution meaning 'The Fatherland'.

le citoyen

A term introduced during the French Revolution meaning 'The Citizens'.

First Cry

A title credited to the French Revolution for being the primary movement to spread nationalism in Europe.

Jacobin clubs

Organizations set up by the educated middle class in different parts of Europe to spread French revolutionary ideas.

Civil Code of $1804$

Also known as the Napoleonic Code, it simplified administration and removed guild restrictions, though it destroyed democracy.

Napoleon

The leader who became the First Consul in $1799$ and marked a new political order by destroying democracy and simplifying administration.

Guild restrictions

Trade and craft limitations that were abolished under the Napoleonic Code to simplify administration.