A | B |
Voltaire | his works inspired people to think for themselves |
Rousseau | development of modern nationalism |
Montesquieu | avid defender of the separation of powers |
Locke | said that the State should be based on a crotrct between the "governor" and the "governed" |
First Estate | wealthy / clergy |
Second Estate | nobility |
Third Estate | average citizens of France |
Bourgeoiseie | middle class were made up of business people, merchants, and lawyers |
National Assembly | all of the three Estate voted as a single organization, the first government following the revolution |
Bastille | stored many arms and weapons |
guillotine | execution machine |
Public Safety Committee | organized to find anyone opposed to the new revolution |
Robespierre | leader of the Reign of Terror who was eventually guillotined |
Napoleon | leader of France who was intelligent, allert and hard-working |
Concordat of 1801 | dealt with the church and the churches land as well asa the salaries of the clergy |
Centralization of Government | department heads and officials were all responsible to Napoleon |
Reorganization of Education | public schools were organized under Napoleon |
Economics Activities | centalized government took an active part in these affairs, efficiently collecting taxes |
Napoleonic Code | uniformity of laws in France |
Versailles | palace of the king which was stormed by starving men and women |
Marie Antoinette | Queen of France that was disliked by the people of France |
Guillotin | inventor of the device that executed people during the Reign of Terror |
Rousseau | said that the individual and the community should be bound by a "social contract" |
Marquis de Lafayette | leader of the National Guard |
National Convention | the second government after the revolution, it attempted to restore law and order and stabilize the economy |