Mizell, Humanities, Year II
What do you need to know and remember?
Vocabulary
Tolerance, Rights, Constitution, Absolutism, Philosophy, Natural Laws, Inalienable, Revolution,
Constitutional Monarchy, Deism
Big Concepts
What rights and freedoms were promoted during the Enlightenment?
Who were the Enlightenment thinkers and what ideas did each promote?
Why did the Enlightenment come about?
How do the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the French Declaration of the Rights of
Man and Citizen reflect Enlightenment ideas?
How did England change during the Civil War and following revolutions?
What were the causes of the American Revolution?
What were the causes of the French Revolution?
How was French society unfair before the Revolution?
Why did the French Revolution become so radical?
Who was Napoleon, what did he do, and how did he influence France?
Mizell, Humanities, Year II
What do you need to know and remember?
Vocabulary
Tolerance, Rights, Constitution, Absolutism, Philosophy, Natural Laws, Inalienable, Revolution,
Constitutional Monarchy, Deism
Big Concepts
What rights and freedoms were promoted during the Enlightenment?
Who were the Enlightenment thinkers and what ideas did each promote?
Why did the Enlightenment come about?
How do the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and the French Declaration of the Rights of
Man and Citizen reflect Enlightenment ideas?
How did England change during the Civil War and following revolutions?
What were the causes of the American Revolution?
What were the causes of the French Revolution?
How was French society unfair before the Revolution?
Why did the French Revolution become so radical?
Who was Napoleon, what did he do, and how did he influence France?

This is an extra credit opportunity which is optional and, if done correctly, will result in your lowest homework or classwork grade being dropped for a 100 .
Directions: Choose one of the characters from the French Revolution and write a biography about that person using the major events we discussed in class. The biography should be half a page to one full page (Approx. 20 sentences). You should primarily focus on the role your person played in the events of the French Revolution. The last couple of sentences should be where you state your opinion of your person’s actions in regards to the events of the French Revolution (did he/she contribute to the Revolution? Should he/she have done something else? Do you agree with their actions?)
Possible people to choose from: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Lafayette, Robespierre,
Mirabeau, Napoleon, etc…
This is an extra credit opportunity which is optional and, if done correctly, will result in your lowest homework or classwork grade being dropped for a 100 .
Directions: Choose one of the characters from the French Revolution and write a biography about that person using the major events we discussed in class. The biography should be half a page to one full page (Approx. 20 sentences). You should primarily focus on the role your person played in the events of the French Revolution. The last couple of sentences should be where you state your opinion of your person’s actions in regards to the events of the French Revolution (did he/she contribute to the Revolution? Should he/she have done something else? Do you agree with their actions?)
Possible people to choose from: Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Lafayette, Robespierre,
Mirabeau, Napoleon, etc…