The French Revolution/Napoleon Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 3. An assembly representing the French states of the realm brought together after a 175 year break in 1789.
  2. 5. A form of government in which a monarch has absolute power among his or her people.
  3. 7. A period of violence after the onset of the French Revolution where an estimated 40,000 people were executed for being "enemies of the revolution".
  4. 8. The queen of France, during the reign of her husband King Louis XVI, who was born in Austria and was executed, like her husband, during the French Revolution.
  5. 10. People who focus on altering social structure through revolutionary means and changing value systems in fundamental ways.
  6. 11. The king of France from 1774 to 1792; was executed during the reign of terror by the guillotine.
  7. 12. The prominent killing mechanism of the French Revolution which was used to behead thousands of people.
  8. 13. An oath in France created by the third estate in 1789, signifying, for the first time, that the citizens were in opposition of the king.
  9. 15. A very influential person in the French Revolution who led the Revolutionary government through the Reign of Terror before he was arrested and guillotined in 1794.
  10. 16. The levels of the hierarchy which France was guided by for centuries.
  11. 18. A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
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  1. 1. The body,or social class, of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.
  2. 2. A document adopted in France during 1789 declaring that all men are born and remain free and equal in rights.
  3. 4. The French military and political leader who overthrew the French Directory and ruled France until 1815 when he successfully exiled to St. Helena.
  4. 6. A royal chateau built 20km outside of Paris where French royalty lived until 1789 when King Louis XVI and his family were forced to move back to Paris.
  5. 9. An intellectual movement in Europe during the late 17th and early 18th century emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.
  6. 14. A five-man board makeshift government which was installed in 1795 and lasted 4 years and was overthrown by Napoleon.
  7. 17. A fortress in Paris which used as the King's prison until it was demolished by citizens in 1789.
  8. 19. The capitol city of France and the center of the French Revolution.