History Quiz - The French Revolution 04 (Answers)
This KS3 History quiz takes a further look at the French Revolution. Revolution can be defined as a complete, drastic and usually far-reaching change. History tells us that was certainly the case during the French Revolution! The kings of France had enjoyed absolute power for almost a thousand years. The nobles still operated a feudal system, similar to the one that had existed in the Middle Ages in Britain. The lords extracted taxes from the poor and built their magnificent chateaus. King Louis XVI was in power but was not a strong or particularly popular king. His support for the Americans against the British during the War of Independence cost a lot of money. This did not help the state of the French economy.
Louis XVI's reign as an absolute monarch came to an end when a mob of angry women infiltrated the Palace of Versailles and tried to kill Marie Antoinette.
[readmore]She was associated with a luxury lifestyle that highlighted the differences between the ruling classes and the working population. They were forced to move to the Tuileries Palace in Paris. Less than two years later, the King must have realised that the monarchy would soon be completely abolished. He realised that their lives were in danger once again and attempted to flee to Austria. He was captured at a place called Varennes and eventually executed in Paris.
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Before then, the Church owned a significant percentage of the land in France
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He was recognised despite being in disguise and using a false name
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This was a red felt hat with a conical shape. The tip of the cone was pulled forward
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It no longer exists, but it originally stood next to where the Louvre art gallery is. It burnt down and eventually the ruins were demolished
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The war caused higher food prices and starvation
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It seems very likely that this is a myth and that she never said these words at all. The words appeared in a book by the French writer Rousseau when referring to a princess, but he didn't name the princess. The book was published before Marie Antoinette even arrived in France. The English translation is not quite correct. In French, the word used was actually 'brioche' which is a sweetened bread, not a cake. It requires eggs, milk and sugar to make it and was therefore an expensive luxury, so if she did say it, you can probably see how it could annoy starving people with little money to spend on food
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This means the monarchy was abolished
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Revolutionary Jean-Baptiste Drouet wanted to execute Louis without any sort of trial
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His wife was guillotined in October of the same year
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The word comes from the Latin word reg or regis meaning king and the suffix -cide which usually indicates some sort of killing has taken place
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