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unit 4 study

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Ruler with complete authority over the government and lives off the people he or she governs Absolute Monarch
Sun King. Built the palace of Versailles. King of France. Louis XIV (fourteenth)
Royal French residence built by King Louis XIV Versailles
Russian leader. Known as the Great Reformer. Tried to westernize Russia. Peter the Great
Adoption of western ideas, technology, and culture. Westernize
An agreement by which people gave up their freedom to a powerful government in order to avoid chaos. Social Contract
Rights that belong to all humans from birth, such as life, liberty, and property. Natural Rights
Policy allowing businesses with little or no government interference. Laissez faire
Social class Estate
The french middle class (part of 3rd estate) Bourgeoisie (bougie)
A government spends more money than it takes in. Deficit spending
French King. Married Marie Antoinette. Beheaded by guillotine during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution. Louis XVI (sixteenth)
Legislative body made up of representatives of the three estates in pre-revolutionary France. Estates General
Queen of France. Married to Louis XVI. Beheaded by guillotine during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution. Marie Antoinette
Leader of the Committee of Public Safety and leader behind the Reign of Terror. Beheaded by the guillotine himself. Maximillien Robespierre
Period during the French Revolution when people in France were arrested for not supporting the revolution and many were executed. Reign of Terror
Device used during the Reign of Terror to execute thousands by beheading, Guillotine
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one' s country. Nationalism
French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe following the French Revolution. Napoleon Bonaparte
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