French Revolution

1. How did each stage of the French Revolution use the ideals of the Enlightenment?
2. How were women important during the French Revolution? Be sure to include analysis from economics, social life, and politics.
3. Which of the three estates had the most to gain from the French Revolution? Explain how each Estate was instrumental in the success and failure of the French Revolution.

Napoleon and Romanticism

1. Evaluate the value of Napoleon's conquest of Europe in light of his attack on the Ancien Regime.
2. "The Romantic Movement was an extreme reaction to the enlightenment, so extreme that it set back the cause of human progress."  Support or refute.
3. Discuss some of the ways that Romantic musicians, writers, and artists responded to political and socioeconomic conditions from the period 1800 to 1850.  Document your response with specific examples from at least 2 of the 3 disciplines: visual arts, music, and literature.
4. Napoleon I is sometimes called the greatest enlightened despot.  Evaluate this assessment in terms of Napoleon I's policies and accomplishments.  Be sure to include a definition of enlightened despotism in your answer.