Absolutism in France and the start of the revolution
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Draw a diagram of the three estates and add 2 examples to each.
First — bishop, monk; second — count, marquis; third — craftsman, peasant.
2
List 3 causes of the revolution.
Inequality of estates; heavy taxes and an empty treasury; incompatibility of reforms with absolutism.
3
Write the events of 1789–1792 in chronological order.
5 May 1789 Estates-General; 14 July 1789 Bastille; August 1789 Declaration; 1791 constitution; 1792 Republic.
4
Explain “Liberty, equality, fraternity” in your own words.
To live freely, to be equal before the law, to help one another — the revolution’s main ideas.