| A | B |
|---|
| Old Regime | system of feudalism left over from the Middle Ages |
| estates | social classes of France |
| Louis XVI | weak and extravagant ruler of France |
| Estates-General | an assembly of represenatives from all 3 estates |
| Marie Antoinette | member of royal family of Austria; Louis XVI's wife |
| National Assembly | another name for the Third Estate delegates |
| Tennis Court Oath | A promise by the Third Estate to draw up a new consitution |
| Great Fear | A wave of panic that rolled through France. Louis & Marie left Versailles |
| Bastille | a Paris prison |
| First Estate | clergy members of the Catholic Church |
| Second Estate | made up of rich nobles |
| Third Estate | the bougeoisie-merchants and artisans; the largest esate |
