French Revolution Crossword

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  1. 2. French military leader who became Emperor after the Revolution
  2. 4. the common people of the lower classes in Paris, became radical revolutionaries
  3. 10. a fundamental document of the Revolution defining individual and collective rights
  4. 11. the old political and social system in France before the Revolution
  5. 13. a sudden and illegal seizure of power from a government
  6. 14. the highest class in society, typically holding hereditary titles and lands
  7. 17. the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values
  8. 18. a fortress in Paris stormed on July 14, 1789, starting the French Revolution
  9. 19. a form of government with a monarch at the head
  10. 20. a machine used for beheading people, symbol of the Reign of Terror
  11. 21. the five-man executive committee that ruled France from 1795-1799
  12. 22. the French civil code established under Napoleon
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  1. 1. the King of France executed during the Revolution
  2. 3. an assembly representing the three estates of France, called in 1789
  3. 5. a powerful group that led France during the Reign of Terror
  4. 6. the common people of France, made up 97% of the population
  5. 7. Estate the clergy of the Catholic Church in France
  6. 8. the nobility in French society
  7. 9. the revolutionary assembly formed by the Third Estate in 1789
  8. 12. a radical political club that led the Reign of Terror
  9. 15. a leading figure of the Revolution and architect of the Reign of Terror
  10. 16. a period during the French Revolution when thousands were executed