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Y12 History

Discover the significant events and influential figures of the French Revolution and Napoleon's rule. Explore the causes, impacts, and downfall of these historical periods through a comprehensive A-level course outline and video resources.

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Y12 History

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  1. Y12 History • What do you know about the French Revolution and Napoleon • 5 facts

  2. Connection • What do you know about the French Rev and/or Napoleon • What do you know now ?

  3. Key players Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte King Louis XVI Queen Marie Antoinette

  4. French Revolution Watch video –make a note of key events and people https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQKziid5ubE

  5. Course outline • The Causes of the French Revolution 1774-1789 • (Interpretation) • The Revolution from October 1789-to the Directory, 1795 • Napoleon Bonaparte 1795-1807 • (Interpretation) • Decline and fall of Napoleon 1807-15

  6. Assessment and exams • 1 hour exam =15% of A level exam • 2 questions • 1 Essay worth 20 marks • 1 comparison question worth 10 marks 1a)The financial crisis was the most important reason for the French Revolution How far do you agree? 1b)Which of the following was the most important reason why Napoleon was defeated? i)The Peninsular War ii)The Russian campaign

  7. Research the following areas: Investigate these key events What happened during these events? What role did the key figures contribute to these events? Ancien Regime French Society before the Revolution (The Three Estates) The Causes of the French Revolution - Political - Financial - Economic - Social - Ideological -Enlightenment 1789-The Meeting of the Estates General The Storming of the Bastille The Great Fear The Declaration of the Rights of Man 1793-The Terror- Robespierre 1799- Napoleon takes over

  8. Holiday task • 1)Create a time line of most important events of the French Revolution and the rule of Napoleaon1774-1815 • 2)Write a biography of 2 of main participants in the French Revolution • Louis XVI • Marie Antoinette • Anne-Robert-Jacques Turgot • Jacques Necker • Charles de Calonne • The Philosophes –Diderot, Montesquieu, Voltaire and Rousseau, John Locke • Robespierre • Danton • Marat • Napoleon

  9. Consolidation • What do you know about the French Rev and/or the A level course ? • What do you know now ?

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