EXAM-West.Civ. Monarchies&Revolutions

Question 0

Czar

Answer 0

Russian word for king or ruler; originally taken from the word “Caesar”

Question 1

Guillotine

Answer 1

What is a beheading machine that made the French Revolution so bloody?

Question 2

Divine Right of Kings

Answer 2

The belief that God chooses the person to rule the nation

Question 3

King George III

Answer 3

The king of England during the American Revolution and went mad later in life

Question 4

Queen Marie Antoninette

Answer 4

Wife of Louis XVI, famous for the saying “Let them eat cake” during the French Revolution and was beheaded during the reign of terror

Question 5

Oliver Cromwell

Answer 5

Known as the ‘Lord Protector of England’ and disbanded Parliament

Question 6

Napoleon

Answer 6

Young French general who ultimately became the emperor of France

Question 7

King Charles II

Answer 7

Known as the ‘Merry Monarchy’ during the restoration and liked to party

Question 8

Charles I

Answer 8

The king of England who married a Catholic, believed in the divine right of kings, and was beheaded when Cromwell took over England

Question 9

Second estate

Answer 9

The French estate that was made up of the nobility (lords, barons, kings) and paid little taxes

Question 10

Third estate

Answer 10

Made up 97% of France’s population and paid the most taxes

Question 11

First estate

Answer 11

The French estate made up of the Catholic church& clergy and paid little taxes

Question 12

Battle of Waterloo

Answer 12

Napoleon’s first defeat

Question 13

“Taxation without representation”

Answer 13

What was one of the main reasons why the Thirteen Colonies revolted against England?

Question 14

• ruled for 72 years
• known as The Sun King
• believed in the Divine Right of Kings
• built Versailles
• fought expensive wars to expand France’s land

Answer 14

What are important aspects of Louis XVI’s reign?

Question 15

Napoleanic Code

Answer 15

A system of laws introduced by Napolean

Question 16

• gave Parliament power over the ruler
• said the king couldn’t interfere in elections
• gave people the right to petition
• allowed Parliament to raise an army

Answer 16

What did the English Bill of Rights do?

Question 17

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

Answer 17

What was the motto of the French Revolution?

Question 18

The time period when there was a bloodless transfer of power in England& when William and Mary became rulers after James flees

Answer 18

What was England’s Glorious Revolution?

Question 19

Bastille Day

Answer 19

What is the name of France’s Independence Day?

Question 20

Declares all men equal & entitled to life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness

Answer 20

What were the concepts of the Declaration of the Rights of Man & the Citizen

Question 21

Russia

Answer 21

Which country did Napolean invade in the winter, was unable to defeat and in turn caused him to be defeated the first time?

Question 22

The third estate breaks away & declared itself the National Assembly

Answer 22

What happens at the meeting of the Estates General when Louis XVI wants to raise taxes?

Question 23

St. Helena

Answer 23

Where was Napolean’s last place of exile?