Vocabulary & Concepts: The Guillotine During The Terror
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A worksheet designed to develop understanding of key vocabulary and concepts related to the use of the guillotine during The Terror in the French Revolution.
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Vocabulary & Concepts: The Guillotine During The Terror
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Vocabulary and Concepts related to the Guillotine
Key Vocabulary:
- Guillotine
- Reign of Terror
- Revolutionary justice
- Execution
- Public spectacle
Historical Context: During the French Revolution, particularly in its radical phase known as the Reign of Terror (1793-1794), the guillotine became a symbol of revolutionary justice. It was used to execute thousands of enemies of the revolution, including King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. The device was seen by many revolutionaries as a humane and egalitarian method of execution, symbolizing justice and equality.
Historian View: Historian Linda Colley describes the guillotine as 'a tool that embodied the revolutionary ideals of equality and swift justice, but also a symbol of fear and repression.'
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