| A | B |
|---|
| Old Regime | Old institutions of monarchy and feudalism in France |
| Conservative | One who believes in the preservation or restoration of tradition and to limit change |
| Moderate | One who tends to stay within reasonable or proper limits. Opposed to extreme views and actions |
| Radical | One who favors drastic political, economic, or social reforms |
| Liberal | One who favors progress or reform. Advocates individual freedom in action and expression |
| Guillotine | New, "humane" killing machine |
| Estates | Social classes in France |
| First Estate | Social class of clergy and other church officials |
| Second Estate | Social class of French nobles |
| Third Estate | Social class in France consisting of 98% of population |
| National Assembly | New name for Third Estate. First "deliberate" act of revolution |
| Louix XVI | French king during French Revolution. Executed. |
| Marie Antoinette | Queen of France during French Revolution |
| Robespierre | Radical who led the French "Reign of Terror" |
| Jacobins | One of many powerful radical groups in France |
| Napoleon | Military genius, conquered much of Europe. |
| Bastille | Old prison used to store gun powder during the time of revolution |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen | Famous French document allowing for equal justice, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion |
