AM/Enl./French Rev.

5. when the government controls or blocks information
7. the belief that God gave the king the power to rule
11. a thinker who believed in separating government into three branches
13. a violent time during the revolution when many people were executed
14. a king or queen with total power over a country
15. an event where peasants revolted against landowners and burned the legal papers binding them to servitude
17. a famous absolute monarch of France known as the “Sun King”
18. a machine used to cut off heads during the revolution
19. a time when people started to use reason and science to think about government and society
20. the leader of the Reign of Terror
21. a huge and fancy palace built by Louis XIV to show his power
22. clear thinking based on facts and logic, not faith or tradition
23. the rich land-owning class who had special privileges
24. the largest group in France, made up of workers and peasants who had few rights
25. cruel and unfair rule by someone in power
26. the queen of France who was disliked for spending too much money
27. rights that every person is born with, like life and freedom

1. the unfair social system in France with three classes: clergy, nobles, and common people
2. the idea that people agree to be ruled in exchange for protection
3. the king of France during the French Revolution
4. a writer who fought for freedom of speech and religion
6. when one ruler or government controls everything
8. dividing government into parts so no one gets too powerful
9. a time when the people of France fought for more rights and overthrew their king
10. when angry citizens attacked a prison, starting the revolution
12. a type of government where people have the power to vote and choose leaders
16. an Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights and that people can change their government