Monday, September 28, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
French Revolution
1. What was Robespierre called? Incorruptible
2. Who had Versailles built? Louis XIV
3. Describe Louis XVI- Bashful, Hesitant, Pudgy, shy, fat, schlep, No grace, spoiled
4. The Marriage of Louis XVI and Maria Antoinette linked what countries? Austria, France
5. What sparks gossip about the royal couple? Lack of an heir
6. What conflict almost bankrupts France under Louis XV? Lost 7 years war
7. What age of ideas conflicts with the monarchy? Enlightenment
8. What is the Enlightenment? Knowledge, do not trust authority, think for yourself, test your own ideas, age of reason and science
9. Who were the Enlightenment authors? Voltaire, Rousseau
10. What does the American Revolution do to France? Bankrupts
11. What nickname does Marie Antoinette get and why? Madam Deficit
12. What is the major food shortage in France? Bread
13. Who pays most of the taxes? Poor
14. Because of the flour shortage, a loaf of bread now costs how much? 1 months earnings
15. What meetings are called together? Estates General
16. What are the three estates? 1st Clergy, 2nd Nobility, 3rd Everyone else
17. What voice fights for the 3rd estate? Maxi million Robespierre
18. What did the 3rd estate demand of the 1st and 2nd estates? Pay Taxes
19. What is the Tennis Court Oath? Swear they will not stop meeting until they have a new constitution
20. What does the 3rd estate become? National Assembly
21. What is the symbol of monarch’s control? Bastille
22. Who does Louis fire that caused the people to storm the Bastille? Jacque Necar
23. What happens to the man in charge of the Bastille? Stabbed and shot, decapitated and head on a pike
24. What do the people do to the Bastille? Tear the Bastille down
25. What document is written that makes French men equal? Declaration of the rights of man
26. What newspaper has great success in revolutionary France? The People’s Friend
27. Who runs this newspaper? Jean Paul Marat
28. Why do the women march on Versailles? Protest shortage of Bread
29. What is the most famous saying that never happened? “Let them eat cake”
30. What do the people demand of the King? That they move to Paris
31. What is losing power along with Louis? Catholic Church
32. Describe the royals attempt at escape. A dash to the border caught only a few miles from the border
33. Why was decapitation the form of punishment? So all are equal
34. What is the new method used to execute? Guillotine
35. What is the Guillotines nickname? National Razor
36. What country does France fear will stop the Revolution? Austria
37. Who joins Austria against France? Prussia
38. The birth of a new republic can only begin with what? Death of the King
39. Robespierre belongs to what group of Radicals? Jacobins
40. What new group formed by the people? Sans Culottes
41. What does Marat the people to do with the prisoner of Paris? Kill them all
42. How many people die in the September massacre? 1600
43. Who decides to lead the Revolution? Robespierre
44. What is the moderate group that wants to spare the King? Gerodan
45. What is the basic principle of Marat newspaper? Called for people to be killed
46. What does Charlotte Corde do? Kill Marat
47. What is the worst thing that happens to Marie after the death of Louis? Children taken from her
48. When is Marie placed on trial? Oct. 15th 1792
49. What do Danton and Robespierre order on France? Marshal law, Terror
50. Why was the Reign of Terror conceived? Emergency government
51. Any mistake in Paris can lead to what? Execution
52. A twelve-man council is formally called? Committee of Public safety
53. Who leads this committee? Robespierre
54. Who proposed de-Christianization? Jacque Rene Herbert
55. Who is the new saint of France? Marat
56. The calendar is changed. When does the calendar begin? Sept. 1792
57. What young commander is finally leading the French army to victory? Napoleon
58. Robespierre wants to create what type of republic? Republic of Virtue
59. Danton wishes to end the terror, what happens to Danton and his followers? Executed
60. What are Danton’s last words? I only regret that I go before Robespierre
61. What name is given to the last phase of the terror? Great Terror
62. What is the new religious holiday sponsored by Robespierre? Festival of the supreme being
63. On June 27th Robespierre gives his last speech, why? He is taken prisoner because his list will name several people to be executed
64. What does Robespierre try to do to himself? Suicide
65. What is the only thing that can end the Terror? Death of Robespierre
66. What are the accomplishments of the Revolution? Dec rights of man,
67. In 5 years power is given to whom? Napoleon
2. Who had Versailles built? Louis XIV
3. Describe Louis XVI- Bashful, Hesitant, Pudgy, shy, fat, schlep, No grace, spoiled
4. The Marriage of Louis XVI and Maria Antoinette linked what countries? Austria, France
5. What sparks gossip about the royal couple? Lack of an heir
6. What conflict almost bankrupts France under Louis XV? Lost 7 years war
7. What age of ideas conflicts with the monarchy? Enlightenment
8. What is the Enlightenment? Knowledge, do not trust authority, think for yourself, test your own ideas, age of reason and science
9. Who were the Enlightenment authors? Voltaire, Rousseau
10. What does the American Revolution do to France? Bankrupts
11. What nickname does Marie Antoinette get and why? Madam Deficit
12. What is the major food shortage in France? Bread
13. Who pays most of the taxes? Poor
14. Because of the flour shortage, a loaf of bread now costs how much? 1 months earnings
15. What meetings are called together? Estates General
16. What are the three estates? 1st Clergy, 2nd Nobility, 3rd Everyone else
17. What voice fights for the 3rd estate? Maxi million Robespierre
18. What did the 3rd estate demand of the 1st and 2nd estates? Pay Taxes
19. What is the Tennis Court Oath? Swear they will not stop meeting until they have a new constitution
20. What does the 3rd estate become? National Assembly
21. What is the symbol of monarch’s control? Bastille
22. Who does Louis fire that caused the people to storm the Bastille? Jacque Necar
23. What happens to the man in charge of the Bastille? Stabbed and shot, decapitated and head on a pike
24. What do the people do to the Bastille? Tear the Bastille down
25. What document is written that makes French men equal? Declaration of the rights of man
26. What newspaper has great success in revolutionary France? The People’s Friend
27. Who runs this newspaper? Jean Paul Marat
28. Why do the women march on Versailles? Protest shortage of Bread
29. What is the most famous saying that never happened? “Let them eat cake”
30. What do the people demand of the King? That they move to Paris
31. What is losing power along with Louis? Catholic Church
32. Describe the royals attempt at escape. A dash to the border caught only a few miles from the border
33. Why was decapitation the form of punishment? So all are equal
34. What is the new method used to execute? Guillotine
35. What is the Guillotines nickname? National Razor
36. What country does France fear will stop the Revolution? Austria
37. Who joins Austria against France? Prussia
38. The birth of a new republic can only begin with what? Death of the King
39. Robespierre belongs to what group of Radicals? Jacobins
40. What new group formed by the people? Sans Culottes
41. What does Marat the people to do with the prisoner of Paris? Kill them all
42. How many people die in the September massacre? 1600
43. Who decides to lead the Revolution? Robespierre
44. What is the moderate group that wants to spare the King? Gerodan
45. What is the basic principle of Marat newspaper? Called for people to be killed
46. What does Charlotte Corde do? Kill Marat
47. What is the worst thing that happens to Marie after the death of Louis? Children taken from her
48. When is Marie placed on trial? Oct. 15th 1792
49. What do Danton and Robespierre order on France? Marshal law, Terror
50. Why was the Reign of Terror conceived? Emergency government
51. Any mistake in Paris can lead to what? Execution
52. A twelve-man council is formally called? Committee of Public safety
53. Who leads this committee? Robespierre
54. Who proposed de-Christianization? Jacque Rene Herbert
55. Who is the new saint of France? Marat
56. The calendar is changed. When does the calendar begin? Sept. 1792
57. What young commander is finally leading the French army to victory? Napoleon
58. Robespierre wants to create what type of republic? Republic of Virtue
59. Danton wishes to end the terror, what happens to Danton and his followers? Executed
60. What are Danton’s last words? I only regret that I go before Robespierre
61. What name is given to the last phase of the terror? Great Terror
62. What is the new religious holiday sponsored by Robespierre? Festival of the supreme being
63. On June 27th Robespierre gives his last speech, why? He is taken prisoner because his list will name several people to be executed
64. What does Robespierre try to do to himself? Suicide
65. What is the only thing that can end the Terror? Death of Robespierre
66. What are the accomplishments of the Revolution? Dec rights of man,
67. In 5 years power is given to whom? Napoleon
Friday, September 4, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
US tips to Chapter 4
#5 Surgery without anesthetics would have been very painful. Also, there was great risk of infection during operations.
Types to RAG 1.5
CD- fact: Power of the Purse,
CD- fact: Magna Carta
CD- fact: Petitions of Rights or English Bill of rights
CD- fact: Magna Carta
CD- fact: Petitions of Rights or English Bill of rights
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