| A | B |
|---|
| Louis XIV | Built the palace of Versailles as a symbol of royal power |
| Peter the Great | Russian czar who Westernized the country |
| Divine Right | The belief that kings were chosen by God to rule |
| Absolute monarch | A ruler who has complete control and is not restrained by laws or a constitution |
| Estates | Social classes in pre-revolutionary France |
| 1st Estate | French social class made up of the clergy; the smallest social class |
| 2nd Estate | French social class made up of nobles |
| 3rd Estate | French social class made up of the peasants; the largest social group |
| Ideas from this intellectual movement emphasizing reason was one cause of the French Revolution. | The Enlightenment |
| Inspired by the __ Revolution overseas, the French revolted against their monarchy. | American |
