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    A. The king -1789 Loius XVI -Married to Marie Antoinette (Austria) -Lived in luxury at palace of Versailles -Believed in the "Divine right" of kings (g-d had put him on this earth as his representative on the throne) -Only G-d could remove him from the throne. The people could not remove him. In theory he ruled as absolute power (absolute Monarch) - monarchy in which kings power is unlimited. - Legislative - the Estate General (Parliament) had not met since 1614 - lit de justice - overule

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    2. What were the short term causes of the FR? 3. What were the long term causes of the FR? | Short term- The country’s economic and intellectual changes weren’t matched by social and political changes. Rural overpopulation created land hunger. Marie Antoinette’s constant unneeded spending.Long term- the privileged groups were controlling France. The French economy being greatly in debt. | 4. What was the spark of the FR? | Spark- the Tennis Court Oath | 5. What were the most important

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    restrictive costumes. Marie Sallé literally let her hair down and donned looser clothes for her ballet d’action. Her rival‚ Marie Ann Cupis de Camargo‚ took the heels from her shoes and shortened her skirts to better perform the flashy new steps that had heretofore been done exclusively by men. (Entrechat quatre and cabriole) Marie Taglioni often gets the credit and the blame for being the first to dance on Pointe. But no one really knows for sure. It is established that in 1832 Marie Taglioni danced

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    bankrupting itself. King Louie XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette‚ along with the other elite members of Versailles ate‚ dresses‚ and all around lived a life of greed. They ate six coursed meals‚ dresses in the most expensive and newest clothes / jewels‚ and lived in the biggest‚ vastest castle in all of France: The Castle of Versailles‚ as Rick Brainard of history1700s.com states it “The reckless court‚ led by the sprightly‚ frivolous‚ extravagant queen‚ Marie Antoinette‚ would not listen to the word “economy”

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    Global 10 October 26‚ 2011 DBQ The French Revolution The French Revolution is considered a major turning point in world history. In 1789-1814 which included Napoleon’s reign‚ this revolution led to major changes in France and other nations and regions around the world. These changes both helped and changed society

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    Who was the 18th century ballerina who was admired for her dazzling virtuosity‚ especially in the beaten jumps called entrechats? PRIVATE "<INPUT TYPE=\"radio\" NAME=\"null_29_0\" VALUE=\"0\" CHECKED DISABLED>" MACROBUTTON HTMLDirect A. Marie Camargo   PRIVATE "<INPUT TYPE=\"radio\"

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    (1789- 1799) This fiery revolution by the oppressed in France set with the original goals‚ to create a constitutional monarchy and reform the structure of the nation‚ soon developed into a move to overthrow the king and establish a republic. The revolution was followed by a return of the monarchy‚ but the French people had learned that inequality did not have to be borne‚ and they were never again dominated as before by the privileged class. What had inspired the people? The American Influence

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    forth in (a) ’Two Treaties of Government’ ✓ (b) ’The Spirit of the Laws’ (c) ’Le Moniteur Universal’ (d) ’The Social Contract’ 11. King in France at the time of the Revolution (a) Louis XIV ✓ (b) Louis XVI (c) Marie Antoinette (d) Nicholas II 12. Political body of France (a) Duma (b)

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    There is an abundance of ads in magazines that may not pertain to you at all. But‚ there are those few ad’s some see while skimming through a magazine while in line to check out at the grocery store that catch your attention. Many will look at the ad while they are waiting in line‚ and some will even purchase the magazine as they are interested in what they are both seeing and reading. People will see many ads in magazines. Most with the intent to get one to purchase a product of some kind. While

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    MOI ET MA BOUCHE GRANDE The guillotine had earned its keep Splitting necks both shallow and deep The countless heads of headless Counts In fly-crusted piles would soon surmount So many wrongs to be undone Though when did revenge become such fun. Till to the blade stepped Jean De Vere No aristocrat he‚ but an engineer. No shred of courage did he lack‚ “Let me face the cutter‚ upon my back. I’ll go to God‚ with grace and all. As I look to the sky‚ and see the blade fall” That day‚

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