APFR1005, L. Arnason
Fall, Week 9
Key terms/concepts to identify in readings and lecture and make sure you
understand:
The Bastille
The three estates + The Estates General
Laissez-faire capitalism
Sans-culottes
The Marseillaise
Jacobins
Girondins
The Terror
The committee of public safety
The Directory
Questions to reflect on and that you should be able to answer after doing the
readings / attending the next lecture:
Why was the storming of the Bastille significant, and why is it generally viewed as the
event that sparked the revolution?
What are the three estates? What is the status of the third estate in 18th-century France,
at the time of the revolution?
How was constitutional monarchy different from absolute monarchy?
What was the relationship between France and Austria, and why did the royal family of
France attempt to flee to Austria of all places?
