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- 1estatesthe nobles,clergy,commoners
- 2first estateFrench society was divided into three estates or orders. The First Estate contained around 130,000 ordained members of the Catholic church
- 3second estatewas the nobility. Nobles held the highest positions at court, in the church, and in government. Nobles had many privileges, and we as good as exempt from paying taxes.
- 4third estatewas everybody else – 98% of the population, who owned 60-70 percent of the land in France. The third estate could be divided into three groups: the bourgeoisie, the sans culottes, and the peasants.
- 5taillea tax levied on the common people by the king or an overlord
- 6bourgeoiseidentified a social class oriented to economic materialism and hedonism, and to upholding the extreme political and economic interests of the capitalist ruling class.
- 7louis 16also known as Louis Capet, was King of France from 1774 until his deposition in 1792
- 8queen marie anntoinettebaptised Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793
- 9tennis court oathwas a pivotal event during the first days of the French Revolution. The Oath was a pledge signed by 576 of the 577 members from the Third Estate who were locked out of a meeting of the Estates-General on 20 June 1789.
- 10declaration of rights of man and citizenThe Declaration of the rights of Man and of the Citizen, passed by France's National Constituent Assembly in August 1789, is a fundamental document of the French Revolution and in the history of human and civil rights
- 11maximilien rotespierreFrench lawyer and politician, and one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror
- 12reign of terrorwas a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between two rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins, and marked by mass executions of "enemies of ...
- 13coup d etata sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.
- 14napoleon bonaparteFrench military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars
- 15versaillesor simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles in the Île-de-France region of France. It is also known as the Château de Versailles.
- 16storming of the bastilleoccurred in Paris, France, on the morning of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress and prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the centre of Paris.
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