Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Study Guide: Enlightenment & French Revolution

Exam: Enlightenment & French Revolution
Period 7: Wednesday, January 13th
Period 8: Thursday, Janyuary 14th
Castle Learning is available for multiple choice practice

Materials to Study:

Chapter 22, Sections 2, 3
Chapter 23, Sections 1-5
Chart on Enlightenment Thinkers from Powerpoint
Chart on Enlightenment Thinkers from "Press Conference" (with masks)
Play about the 3rd Estate
Packet #1 on Bourgeosie Phase of the French Revolution
Packet #2 on Radical Phase of the French Revolution
Reading Packet 1 (A Tale of 2 Cities, Bread, Marie Antionette)
Reading Packet 2 (Louis XVI Execution, Robespierre, Reign of Terror, Living Heads)


Enlightenment Vocabulary:

Enlightenment
Rationalism
Secularism
Utilitarianism
Scientific Method
Philosophe
Social Contract
Natural Rights (life, liberty, property)
Republic
Freedom of Speech
Separation of Powers of Government
Direct Democracy
Salon
Enlightened Despot

Enlightenment People to Know:

Locke
Rousseau
Voltaire
Montesquieu

French Revolution Vocabulary:

Bourgeosie
Estates System
-1st Estate
-2nd Estate
-3rd Estate
National Assembly (gov't)
Bastille
Great Fear
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity!
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Women's March
Declaration of the Rights of Women and Female Citizens
First Coalition
National Convention (gov't)
Jacobins
Sans-Cullottes
Guillotine
Committee for Public Safety
Reign of Terror
Metric System

French Revolution People to Know:

Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Maximilien Robespierre

Short Answer:

1. List and explain 3 characteristics of the Enlightenment.
2. For EACH Enlightenment Thinker (Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, or Montesquieu)and explain their position on government, the social contract, or the will of man.
3. List and explain the causes of the French Revolution
4. Explain the phrase "When France Sneezes Europe Gets a Cold"
5. How did the Jacobins unify the French people?
6. Explain how the laws created by the National Convention allowed for so many people to die. Be sure to include names of specific laws.

Exam Format:

Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Documents with questions (similar to a DBQ)