The French Revolution Scavenger Hunt
Assignment: In teams of 4 or 5, find and record the answers to the following questions listed below. Each question is worth from 1-3 points. Points will be rewarded depending on the quality and completeness of each answer. The team that earns the most points (including Bonus points) will set the grading curve, earning an A for the assignment.
1. Background: The Rise of Absolutism in the French Monarchy: The Sun King | Site Location: http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/210_Louis_XIV_the_Sun_King.php a. Why was Louis the XIV called the Sun King? b. What building was used by Louis as the seat of the French government and home of the Court? |
| Site Location: http://www.chateauversailles.fr/en/100_Plan_du_Domaine_de_Versailles.php Click on "the chateau" and "Trianon" to answer these questions. a. What room was the exact center of the chateau in 1701? b. In what hall could the floor of the auditorium be raised level with that of the stage making an area that was used for the wedding of Marie-Antoinette? c. What is the Grand Trianon? |
| Site Location: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/arch/vaux_vicomte.html The grandeur of a French Chateau illustrates the extravagant lifestyle of French aristocrats in the 1700's. It was this extravagant lifestyle that set the stage for the French Revolution. Read the paragraph below, click on all the pictures and then answer the following questions. (a) What is the name of this chateau? (b) When was this chateau built and how old is it today? (c) For who was the chateau built and what was their position within the King's ministry? |
| 5 Bonus points: Find out how many rooms this home had and/or print out a picture of one of the interior rooms. |
| Site Location: http://www.culture.fr/lumiere/documents/files/imaginary_exhibition.html The Age of Enlightenment was an age in which people started to question society's class structure. Click on the Painting link to explore various painting of the Enlightened Age. This page has links to 100's of paintings, which provide valuable insight into the late 1700's. Click on any link that would appear interesting such as; Light-Heartedness, Boucher or Fragonard. (a) Find 2 paintings from these links and then describe in your-own-words the picture that you have found. |
| Site Location: http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/history/A0819666.html (a) Why did Louis XVI call the Estates General? (b) What was the Tennis Court Oath? (c) When was the Bastille Stormed? Why? (d) What was the main purpose for the women to march on Versailles? (e) Who recognized Louis XVI and his family when they tried to flee France? (f) Why was Louis XVI unable to finish his speech on the scaffold before his execution? |
| Site Location: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/sieyes.html This site gives excerpts from The Third Estate. (a) What does this document address? (b) What are the key points? |
7.. The Bastille
| Site Location:
http://hss.sd54.bc.ca/School/Pages/student/Humanities/hum9-Renata/bastille.htm (a) What was the original purpose of the Bastille? (b) Who made it a prison? (c) What type of prisoners were housed there? (d) Why was the Bastille attacked on July 14, 1789? |
| Site Location: http://www.hrcr.org/docs/frenchdec.html (a) What does this document address? (b) What are the key points? (c) Why does it only state "men" and not "women"? (d) Was there a document that addressed women? |
| Site Location: http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/France/MarieAntoinette.html a. Who were the parents of Marie Antoinette? b. What was the name of Marie Antoinette's first child? c. Who did Marie Antoinette appoint as commander-in-chief of the King's Dragoons? d. What did Marie Antoinette do to be arrested and tried with treason? |
| Site Location: http://looksmart.infoplease.com/ce5/CE031361.html Excellent site with links to other prominent players in the Revolution. (a) When was Louis executed? (b) Where and how was he executed? (c) How was his reign viewed by the French people? |
| Bonus point: print out a picture of Louis XVI |
| Site Locations: http://www.bartleby.com/65/ro/Robespie.html (a) What is odd about Maximilien Robespierre's role in the Reign of Terror? (b) What ended the Reign of Terror? |
| 5 Bonus Points: Explain Robespierre's ideas about terror and virtue |
| Site Location: http://www.wtj.com/articles/napart/ The Napoleonic wars were not just about a crazy man taking over the world. It was also about a fundamental change in warfare. (a) Napoleon was an expert in and used what type of weapon? (b) Name two reasons that the Napoleonic war differed from other wars fo the past? (c) How many cannons were used at the battle of Bordino? (d) What is a howitzer? (e) What do Napoleon do to make artillery more usable on the battlefield? (f) What effect Napoleon's artillery have on humans? |
| 2 Bonus points: Find and Print out a map of France in 1789 |
b. What was the Confederation of the Rhine?
c. Who was Alexander I?
d. What was the Treaty of Tilist?
e. What role did Napoleon's family play in his Empire?
f. What were the Pennisular Wars?
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Austerlitz was possibly Napoleon's largest victory. The victory was so total
over his enemies, they feared a total loss of Europe. To Napoleon the world
was his for the taking. Bonus (2 points each) |
| (a) What country was Napoleon about to invade prior to the Austerlitz? (b) Where did the battle take place? (c) How many men did Napoleon's army kill? |
| 2 Bonus points: Find and print out a map of the French Empire of 1812 or 1804 |
| Site Location: http://www.interknowledge.com/russia/rushis05.htm a. Why did Napoleon invade Russia? b. Who was the commander of the Russian troops? c. What 4 things reduced the French army by more that two thirds? d. Where was the first major battle of the campaign fought? e. How many men were with Napoleon at the beginning of the invasion? at the end? |
15. Waterloo
| Site Location: http://www.trabel.com/waterloo/waterloo-thebattle.htm (a) What does it mean if someone has met their Waterloo? (b) Where was Napoleon prior to the battle? (c) What does it mean to have been exiled? (d) When and where did the battle occur? (e) What was the name of the English general who won the battle? (f) What was the name of the general given credit for defeating Napoleon at Waterloo? |
General Link Websites for Extra Bonus Points:
16. Links on the French Revolution | Site Location: http://userwww.port.ac.uk/andressd/frlinks.htm This page has LOTS of links to other sites about the French Revolution, including a glossary under the Deeper Exploration section. |
| 5 Bonus points: Find and print out 5 different styles of 18th century French dress styles and/or hat styles. |
| 1 Bonus point: Find and Print a picture of The Estates-General Meeting, May 1789 |
| Site Location: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook13.html This site provides an impressive set of links, many of which focus on providing the actual words of the revolutionaries |
| 10 Bonus Points: Have your Group sing 1 verse of the French national anthem (find the song, print it out, and sing it in class) |
18. French Revolutionary Calendar Site Location: http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/calendar-french.html
| 10 Bonus points: Demonstrate what the French Revolutionary calendar looked like by creating a calendar of the Republican year. |
| 2 Bonus points: List some of the reasons behind the changing of the calendar. |
| Site Location: http://www.metaphor.dk/guillotine/Pages/History.html Dr. Guillotin's "simple mechanism" was intended to be a humane way to execute criminals. |
Bonus Questions: (2 points each)
a. Who was the first person to officially die by the guillotine in France and when and where was he put to death?
b. print out a picture of the Guillotine taken after the execution of mass murder Marcel Petiot in 1946.
c. Read the following quote and tell what it is describing
and what happened next: "It was then that I called in a
strong, sharp voice: "Languille!" I saw the eyelids slowly lift up,
without any spasmodic contractions. I insist advisedly on this
peculiarity, but with an even movement, quite distinct and normal, such as
happens in everyday life, with people awakened or torn from their thoughts.
Next Languille's eyes very definitely fixed themselves on mine and the pupils
focused themselves. I was not, then, dealing with the sort of vague dull look
without any expression, that can be observed any day in dying people to whom one
speaks: I was dealing with undeniably living eyes which were looking at me.
"After several seconds, the eyelids closed again, slowly and evenly, and
the head took on the same appearance as it had had before I called out."