Name: HBB Date: 2/25/15 Graded Assignment Unit Test‚ Part 2 Complete this teacher-scored portion of the Unit Test‚ and submit it to your teacher by the due date for full credit. (20 points) 1. Napoleon Bonaparte claimed to have put into practice the ideals of the French Revolution and the Enlightenment. Do you think he did? Did his actions and the legacy of his reign represent those ideals? Explain in a short essay whether or not Bonaparte’s reign and legacy embodied the ideals of the French Revolution
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What are the fundamental differences between the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening movements‚ and what if anything did these two movements have in common? The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment were two historical events that shaped the thoughts of people and religion in the mid 1700’s America. The Great Awakening began about the 1930’s and reached its climax ten years later in 1740. They both formed and shaped the way many think today and brought lots of notions on human rights. Beginning
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Pablo Picasso and Francisco de Goya were both prolific artists of their times‚ offering works of great “visual travesty of the glories of warfare and bloody victory” (Selz‚ 84). Goya was a lifelong rebel. A libertarian opposed to all sorts of tyranny‚ the Spanish artist began as a semi-Rococo designer for tapestries. Then he became painter to Charles IV of Spain‚ whose court was known for corruption and repression. Goya’s observations of the inhumane royal court and the prejudices of the church
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The French Revolution The French Revolution was one of the most significant turning points in French history. It changed France completely‚ and brought a lot of positive results to France‚ even there were some negative results as well. Abolishing Feudalism is addressed during the National Assembly’s Decree‚ which is described in document 1. It attempts to make everyone pay taxes‚ doesn’t matter what estate you are. However‚ it also gives people equal rights to work in different positions and dignities
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Cameron McVay Beg. High School Literature October 14‚ 2008 Mrs. Helmreich Liberty‚ Equality and Fraternity The French Revolution was a horrific time in history. The slaughtering of innocent men‚ women and children just because they were judged to be aristocrats was ghastly. The motto of the French Revolution was Liberty‚ Equality and Fraternity. The people did not follow the motto. The characters in The Scarlet Pimpernel are hypocritical of the motto that they cherish. Bibot‚ Beauregard
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Causes of the French Revolution The French Revolution was a long lasting‚ ten-year period beginning in 1789 and eventually ending in 1799. It marked one of the most important events in history‚ leading to many transformations throughout France. At the time‚ France was the most powerful state in Europe but it still took part in the Revolution. During this era‚ France had been socially unstable. Although dividing the classes into three estates seemed as if it were a great idea‚ these estates were
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The text ‘Daily Life in the French Revolution’ focuses upon the impact of the French Revolution and the ways in which the daily lives of French citizens were influenced and disrupted by this event. Author Peter McPhee looks at French society in the turmoil of Revolution with the influence of source and statistical evidence integrated throughout to back up his historical claims. McPhee considers the reflections of French citizens present at the time of Revolution and how the event individually impacted
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Jennifer Castillo Professor Deborah Izenberg-Shulman Western Civilization 11 November 2014 The Storming of the Bastille The fall of the Bastille has been one of the most significant events that started the French Revolution. Till this day‚ France celebrates the Bastille Day‚ also known as the French National Day‚ every year on July 14. People come together and countless ceremonies and parades are held during the day. In the article entitled “On the Taking of the Bastille and Its Aftermath”‚ Edward
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28.10.2013 How was the education like during the French Revolution? Even though the French Revolution brought terror and it seems like nothing good came out of it‚ in the following sections you’ll find out that the educational system was one of the things that did improve and what the education was like before‚ during and after the revolution. Not only that people realized their need for education‚ but also important figures‚ as Napoleon‚ supported them and came
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The pivotal event of European history in the eighteenth century was the French Revolution. From its outbreak in 1789‚ the Revolution touched and transformed social values and political systems in France‚ in Europe‚ and eventually throughout the world. France’s revolutionary regime conquered much of Western Europe with its arms and with its ideology. But not without considerable opposition at home and abroad. Its ideals defined the essential aspirations of modern liberal society‚ while its bloody
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