| A | B |
|---|
| National Assembly | gov't of delegates from the 3rd estate |
| Napoleonic Code | new legal system based on Enlightenment idelas |
| Human Rights | basic rights given to all people |
| Estates-General | Assembly with members from all 3 estates |
| Clergy | Catholic church officials |
| Three Estates | How France's population was divided |
| Tyranny | unjust use of power |
| Bourgeoisie | the middle class |
| Revolution | a sudden or sweeping change |
| Aristocracy | nobles who had been wealthy for generations |
| Guillotine | machine designed to execute people |
| Reign of Terror | period in France when 40,000 killed |
| Radicials | Favor quick & far reaching changes in gov't |
| Peasants | Farm workers |
| Coup d' etat | swift seizure of gov't |
| Estates | social classes |
