PPT-AP EURO Unit #4 – French Revolution and the Era of Napoleon

Lesson 404 Rise and Fall of Napoleon Essential Questions 19 Why was Napoleon so able to gain so much power so quickly 20 What was Napoleons greatest weakness Who was Napoleon An artillery commander. POWERPOINT JEOPARDY. Congress of Vienna. Waterloo. Napoleon. The Terror. Rhyme Revolution. 50. 40. 30. 20. 10. 10. 20. 30. 40. 50. 10. 20. 30. 40. 50. 10. 20. 30. 40. 50. 10. 20. 30. 40. 50. Peasants live in a state. Aim/Goal: . Was the French Revolution a success?. Do Now: . Explain the Three Estates during revolutionary France. What percentage of the population were they? Explain in a few sentences.. bourgeoisie. Consolidation of Power. Background to Napoleon’s Rise to Power. With the death of Robespierre in July 1794, the Reign of Terror ended.. This brought a wave of reaction that swept across France known as the White Terror (Thermidor Reaction).. Learning Objectives:. Name two French writers with new ideas in 1700s. Explain how the Age of Reason & the American Revolution led to French Revolution. Know. the Three Estates. Explain how storming of the Bastille led to bloody rebellion. . 4. Corrupt, inconsistent, and insensitive leadership. Prosperous members of Third Estate resent privileges of First and Second estates. Spread of Enlightenment ideas. Huge government debt. Poor harvests and rising price of bread. Lets finish Chapter Twenty-Three!. Reaction and the Rise of Napoleon:. With Robespierre gone, radical reforms undone . A brilliant young general seizes power, Napoleon Bonaparte in 1799 . Popular authoritarianism . Lesson #404. Rise and Fall of Napoleon. Essential Questions. 19. Why was Napoleon so able to gain so much power so quickly. ?. 20. What was Napoleon’s greatest weakness?. Who was Napoleon?. An artillery commander. Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?. Napoleon Bonaparte was a military and political leader of France. He crowned himself Emperor of the France, and his actions shaped European politics in the early 19. th. century. (1800s). On the Eve of Revolution . 1789, France still clung to an outdated social system, from the Middle Ages. Everyone in France belonged to Three classes: . First Estate 1%. Second Estate 2% . Third Estate 97% . An Age of Revolutions. Crises . of the Eighteenth Century. American Model. The French Revolution, 1789-1815. Social and Political Crises. The Meeting of the Estates General. Fall of the Bastille. Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen. : Explain Napoleon’s rise to power, the role of geography in his defeat, and the consequences of France’s defeat for Europe.. Vocabulary. : Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleonic Code, coup d’etat, plebiscite, lycee, concordat, Battle of Trafalgar, Continental System, Peninsular War, Waterloo, Hundred Days. Reign of Terror. Rise of Napoleon. Bourbon Restoration. Cornell note-taking method. Notes color-coded in . RED. go on this side of the line.. These items will include:. Main Ideas. Big Concepts. Vocabulary Words. Causes of the French Revolution What brought about the French Revolution? Enlightenment thinkers ~ many lived in France under absolute monarchy ~ spoke of change granting more rights to the people….sounded good! The Old Regime. 1. st. Estate – Clergy - 1% of population. 2. nd. Estate – Nobility – 1% of population. 3. rd. Estate – Remainder of population. The Clergy. Very wealthy and powerful. Owned 10% of the land in France.