Across
- 4. The French military and political leader who overthrew the French Directory and ruled France until 1815 when he successfully exiled to St. Helena.
- 6. A form of government in which a monarch has absolute power among his or her people.
- 11. An intellectual movement in Europe during the late 17th and early 18th century emphasizing reason and individualism rather than tradition.
- 12. A five-man board makeshift government which was installed in 1795 and lasted 4 years and was overthrown by Napoleon.
- 13. The capitol city of France and the center of the French Revolution.
- 14. 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.
- 19. A fortress in Paris which was used as the King's prison until it was demolished by citizens in 1789.
Down
- 1. 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".
- 2. An assembly representing the French states of the realm brought together after a 175 year break in 1789.
- 3. A royal chateau built 20k outside of Paris where French royalty lived until 1789 when King Louis XVI and his family were forced to move back to Paris.
- 5. A document adopted in France during 1789 declaring that all men are born and remain free and equal in rights.
- 7. The queen of France during the reign of her husband King Louis XVI who was originally born in Austria and was executed, like her husband, during the French Revolution.
- 8. The prominent killing mechanism of the French Revolution which was used to behead thousands of people.
- 9. The king of France from 1774 to to 1792 and was executed during the French Revolution in 1793.
- 10. 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.
- 15. Levels of the hierarchy which France was guided by for centuries.
- 16. A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.
- 17. People who focus on altering social structure through revolutionary means and changing value systems in fundamental ways.
- 18. The body,or social class, of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.
