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French revolution
| term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Guillotine | a machine for beheading |
| Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen | an expression of universal human rights |
| Estates-General | he representative assembly of the three estate |
| First Estate | priest who ran both the Catholic church and some aspects of the country |
| Second Estate | the second of the traditional political classes |
| Third Estate | made up of everyone else, from peasant farmers to the bourgeoisie |
| National Assembly | an assembly composed of the representatives of a nation |
| Tennis Court Oath | the National Assembly swore not to stop meeting until France had a constitution |