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| Question | Answer |
| estates | the nobles,clergy,commoners |
| first estate | French society was divided into three estates or orders. The First Estate contained around 130,000 ordained members of the Catholic church |
| second estate | was 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. |
| third estate | was 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. |
| taille | a tax levied on the common people by the king or an overlord |
| bourgeoise | identified a social class oriented to economic materialism and hedonism, and to upholding the extreme political and economic interests of the capitalist ruling class. |
| louis 16 | also known as Louis Capet, was King of France from 1774 until his deposition in 1792 |
| queen marie anntoinette | baptised Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793 |
| tennis court oath | was 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. |
| declaration of rights of man and citizen | The 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 |
| maximilien rotespierre | French lawyer and politician, and one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror |
| reign of terror | was 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 ... |
| coup d etat | a sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force. |
| napoleon bonaparte | French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars |
| versailles | or 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. |
| storming of the bastille | occurred 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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