French Revolution Vocabulary French Word or English Definition Significance to Draw a Sketch Phrase Translation the French Revolution the Louis XIV was Louis “L’etat c’est “I am state.” XIV’s called the Sun King grandson Louis XVI moi” because he was an was a weaker absolute monarch. monarch who was Whatever he deposed and declared became executed by French law. revolutionaries. L’Ancien Régime états généraux Bourgeoisie Bastille “Liberté, égalité, fraternité” émigrés Sans-culottes Jacobins “Qu'ils mangent de la brioche” Guillotine coup d'état
French Revolution Vocabulary French Word or Phrase English Translation Definition Significance to the French Revolution Draw a Sketch “L’etat c’est moi” “I am the state.” Louis XIV was called the Sun King because he was an absolute monarch. Whatever he declared became law. Louis XIV’s grandson Louis XVI was a weaker monarch who was deposed and executed by French revolutionaries. L’Ancien Régime états généraux Bourgeoisie Bastille “Liberté, égalité, fraternité” émigrés Sans-culottes Jacobins “Qu'ils mangent de la brioche” Guillotine coup d'état
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