| A | B |
|---|
| Louis XIV | The Sun King |
| Rights of Man | the declaration in which people called for equal rights, freedom of religion, and right to a trial |
| Reign of Terror | a government that lasted from 1793-1794 in which over 40,000 people were executed |
| Enlightenment | ideas of this time period influenced French revolutionaries |
| Bastille | a French prison that was taken over by the citizens on July 14, 1789 |
| First Estate | the social class made up of the clergy |
| guillotine | a device invented to make executions easier |
| Marie Antoinette | the last queen of the Old Regime |
| Second Estate | the social class made up of the nobility |
| National Assembly | representatives of the people that worked to reform the French government |
| Third Estate | the social class made up of 98% of the French population |
| American Revolution | this successful war influenced the French Revolutionaries |
| Louis XVI | the last king of the Old Regime |
| Liberty, Equality, Fraternity | the motto of the French Revolution |
| Robespierre | a leader of the Reign of Terror |
| Europe | the continent on which France is located |
