Grade 9 History
Holiday assignment
Lesson:French revolution
I.Fill in the blanks
1. Betrayal of one's country or government.
2. a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person is beheaded.
3. State ruled by person with absolute authority is .
4. is a person subject to no constitutional checks, tyrannous.
5 A term used for indigenous people of Africa, south of the Sahara .
6. Emancipation is the act of .
7. A recognised change in any situation is known as revolution.
8. Symbol of royal power.
9. Physiocrats is a term used for French economists whose beliefs undermined the .and
privileges of the upper classes.
10 is a fort in eastern part of Paris, used as a state prison.
11 refers to French Society which was divided into three estates or classes.
12. Old Regime is a term used to describe society and institutions of France before .
13. Estates General is a to which the three estates sent their representatives
14. is a unit of currency in France, discontinued in 1794.
15.Clergy are group of persons with special functions in the church.
III State whether the given statement is true or false.
1.Louis XVI the king of Austria was autocratic- .
2.Financial crisis worsened the situation of the people- .
3.The French parliament known as the Estates General had not been convened for 175 years ----------
4.Nobility, clergy and aristocracy were not force to relinquish their special privileges.- ---------------
5. The idea of liberty , laid the foundation of a new social order.- ----------
IV Match the following
1.14 July - Bourbon dynasty
2.Revolution -Outbreak of food riots
3.Louis - Bastille.
4.90% of French population -peasants
5.Subsistance crisis - momentous.
III.Answer in a word or a sentence.
1.Who are Active Citizens?
2.What is a Tithe?
3.What is a Taille?
4 What is a Subsistence Crisis?
5. Who is an Anonymous?
6.What is a Chateau?
7.What do you mean by the term Indirectly Elected?
8.What is a Manor?
9. In the context of France, when did the fall of Bastille take place?
10.When did the French Revolution begin?
11. Why was the Bastille hated by all?
12. Describe the significance of the storming of the Bastille.
13. What was the immediate cause of rioting in Paris?
14.Which ruler came to power in France in 1774?
15. What debt did France incur due to her involvement in the American War of Independence?
IV.ANSWER IN BRIEF
1.How was the French society organised? What privileges did certain sections of society enjoy?
Describe.
2.What were the main causes of the French Revolution of 1789? Write any five
points.
3.What is subsistence crisis? Mention any four factors responsible for this in France.
4.What compelled Louis XVI to raise taxes in France?
