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- 7. Before the French Revolution, the poor had to pay 80% of their income for this, while the nobles paid nothing
- 8. The ______________________________ is the term for the old system in France where kings ruled absolutely (2 French words; include a space)
- 10. The device used to execute "enemies of the state" during the Revolution was the _________________________
- 11. _________________________ was the wife of King Louis XVI who became notorious for her wasteful spending (2 names; include a space)
- 13. The ___________________________ was a fortress in Paris that was stormed by peasants at the beginning of the French Revolution
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- 1. European monarchs derived their power from the so-called ________________________ of kings, which said that God put kings on the throne, so they deserved to be there (2 words; include a space)
- 2. The _________________ is a philosophical and cultural movement in Europe where people started to prioritize reason over tradition
- 3. The ______________________ was a group of wealthy members of the third estate.
- 4. ___________________ was a general who took power in 1799 and officially ended the French Revolution
- 5. This military conflict to help the United States drove France into deep debt
- 6. An _______________________ monarch rules without any formal limits on his or her authority
- 9. The leader during the Reign of Terror was __________________________
- 12. _____________________ General was a feudal-like system in France where people were divided into three groups. They could not move between groups