Vocab Words

1) The Enlightenment-Intellectual Movement that stressed reason and questioned the traditional role of government 2) Absolute Monarchy-Ruler who has complete authority over the government and lives of its citizens and rule through the theory of divine right 3)Louis XVI-Absolute monarch of France whose failed attempts at reform led to the French Revolution 4) Marie Antoinette- Queen of France whose lavish lifestyle and spending became the basis for the French Revolution 5) Old Regime-the traditional political and social structure of France before the French Revolution 2

6)First Estate- Social Class consisting of Roman Catholic Clergy Members 7)Second Estate- Social Class consisting of the French Nobility 8)Third Estate-Social Class consisting of the Middle Class that embraced the Enlightenment ideals and demanded change which led to the French Revolution 9)National Assembly- Legislature made up of delegates from the Third Estate that demanded the end of absolute monarchy 10)Bastille- A prison located in Paris, France that was attacked by French revolutionaries in order to gain weapons 3

11) Maximilien Robespierre- Radical revolutionary and became leader of the French government after the French Revolution 12) Committee of Public Safety- Chief mission was to protect Robespierre’s power by any means necessary 13) Reign of Terror- Chaotic time of Robespierre’s rule in which hundreds of people that challenged his rule were arrested and executed 14)Napoleon Bonaparte- French General that began a dictatorship and eventually wanted to control all of Europe 4

15) Napoleonic Code: Comprehensive law code started by Napoleon that promoted order and authority over individual rights 16) Congress of Vienna- Restored order to Europe after the defeat of Napoleon 17) Toussaint L’Ouverture- Former slave that led an independence movement in Haiti against French colonial rule 18) Simon Bolivar/Jose de San Martin- Latin American revolutionaries that led independence movements throughout South America 19) Porfirio Diaz- Unjust Dictator of Mexico 5

20) Pancho Villa/Emiliano Zapata- Mexican revolutionaries that eventually led to end of Diaz’s reign over Mexico 6