Vocabulary: bourgeois, consulate, cahiers, superfluous, veritable, appanage, patrimony, imperium, despotism, quash, sans-culottes, ancien regime, Jacobins, Girondins, neo-classicism
Textbook Reading:
Topic 5.4 (284-294)
Topic 5.5 (297-300)
Topic 5.6 (302-308)
Historical Perspective: (309-310)
Questions 1-3
Assigned Readings:
Beauty and the Beast
Assigned Videos
Simon Schama’s Power of Art – David. Ep 1-4
Terror and Robespierre and the French Revolution
Guiding Questions for “Terror Robespierre and French Revolution”
1. Explain how Robespierre epitomized what philosopher Slavoj Zizek states, “virtue without terror is impotent, terror without virtue is blind…”
2. How does the war with Austria and other imperial armies effect Robespierre’s goals?
3. Explain how Rousseau’s ideas influence Robespierre.
4. What was Law of Suspects and what was it’s affect?
5. What is the fate of Leon and why?
6. Why could Robespierre be considered a counter-revolution?
7. Why could the trial of Danton and Camille be a sign of Robespierre’s Revolution crumbling?
8. Explain the law signed on “thought crime”
Assigned Podcast:
Napoleon the Great Debate
Listen to the debate Napoleon the Great?
With your partner (a group of three is allowed but no more then three students) create a podcast that discusses who you think presented the best argument on whether Napoleon was to be considered great. You must use facts from the debate and the conversation is to be 15 minutes in length. Remember the video is longer then class time so give yourself time to do the podcast in class. This must be sent to me at the end of class. The grade will be counted as the first grade in Term 3.
AP European History 