1. What type of revolution is this?
Economic revolution

2. What type of revolution is this?
Technological revolution

3. What type of revolution is this?
Execution of King Louis XVI during the French Revolution
Political revolution

4. What type of revolution is this?
Social revolution

5. What type of revolution is this?
In 1966, Mao encouraged youth in China to purge the “Four Olds” – ideas, customs, culture and habits
Cultural revolution

6. What type of revolution is this?
Galileo’s discoveries during the enlightenment
Scientific revolution

7. What type of revolution is this?
The Reformation
Religious revolution

8. Causes of the French Revolution
Clip art of France’s Atlantic Coast

9. Louis XIV
The government, which was headed by the extravagant King Louis XIV (14th), cared little and did almost nothing to develop the economy of France.
As a result, Paris and France lacked decent roads, canals and other means of communications and travel or infrastructure that would have helped everyone.

10. Questions
Question #1: Read page What kind of ruler was Louis XIV, who gave him his nickname and why was he called the “Sun King”?
Absolute monarch
Extravagant, Selfish
Called himself the Sun King
(he was the source of light for
the nation)

11. Louis XIV (14th) ruled France for over 70 years started at the age of 7 and gave himself the nickname “The Sun King”.
Louis did little for his country and was a largely ineffective ruler who preferred to live a life of luxury and excess.

12. Louis XIV (14th) reigned until 1715
Louis XV (15th) reigned from 1715 until 1774
Louis XVI (16th) reigned from 1774 until1793

13. Question
Question #2: Read page Describe the problems faced by Louis XVI in France.
Inherited deficit
Poverty
Too many taxes
No understanding of middle/lower class problems
No common law
No common language

14. Silver Ecu of Louis XVI, struck 1785
The French government was ineffective and did little to help the French people.
Taxes were high and plentiful, there was little infrastructure to support businesses and there wasn’t even a common law for the country.
Louis XVI (16th)
Silver Ecu of Louis XVI, struck 1785

15. Question
Question #3: Using the primary sources on page 204 describe two opposing views of Marie Antoinette. Why do you think they are different?
Positive: nature, generous
Negative: uneducated, only gossips

16. Question
Question #4: Using page 203 explain why Marie Antoinette was generally hated by the French people?
Austrian
Extravagance
Favouritism
Uneducated
Selfish

17. Marie Antoinette was the Austrian bride of Louis XVI
(Louis’ XIV successor) and was a very unpopular Queen.
Marie was strong willed and opinionated, but had no education or experiences on which to base her judgments. The result was often decisions that affected government and the people of France in a negative way.

18. The Enlightenment
The 18th C was a period in history where people questioned the natural world around them, their religious beliefs and how their society was organized
These new ideas were thought to be “enlightened”  science and human intelligence were of the highest importance
The intellectuals who led the way with this type of questioning and thinking were sometimes referred to as “Philosophes” or philosophers.

19. Philosophes
Women held salons (meetings with other intellectuals) where they exchanged ideas about society, religion and government
Most philosophes were economically privileged and were able to spend time in cafes reading and discussing ideas

20. French philosophers were influenced by the movements towards democracy in Britain and the United States as well as by the English intellectuals like Isaac Newton (law of gravity) and John Locke

21. Montesquieu believed that the monarch had to work with elected parliaments
Voltaire spoke out against the Church and was a strong supporter of free speech
Rousseau spoke out against a growing modern society

22. These philosophers, as well as others, helped push forth the ideas of democracy and free speech that we live by today
NOT free speech 

23. Causes of the French Revolution
Complete the mind map of the causes of the French Revolution using the information from last class and today’s class.

24. Causes of the FR Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette overspending
The 3 estates
Enlightenment ideas
High taxation
Diverse regions of France
Famine/Poverty
Marie Antoinette hated by the people
Louis XIV inefficient ruler
Influence of other revolutions
Kings not understanding ordinary needs
Absolute monarchy
Unemployment
High price of bread

25. In Conclusion…
Complete your ‘Hall of Fame’ activity. You will self-assess and hand this in next class.