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Who is Marie Antoinette?
This French queen did NOT say, "Let them eat cake!"
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What is the plague/Black Death?
This epidemic killed up to 1/3 of the population in Europe during the 14th century.
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Who is Robespierre?
This revolutionary, nicknamed “the Incorruptible,” used the guillotine to maintain control and implement the values of the Revolution.
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What is the Third Estate?
This section of the Estates General represented 95% of the population and demanded in 1789 that the votes be counted by head.
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Who is Rousseau?
This grumpy Enlightenment philosophe argued in 1750 that progress in science in the arts leads to moral degeneration.
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What is the Encyclopedie?
This massive collective work, edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, contained strong criticisms of religion and the state.
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Who is Kant?
This Enlightenment philosophe coined the slogan of the Enlightenment, "Dare to know!"
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