Class
IX.History.
CW/HW
Chapter
1.The French Revolution
was
inspired by new ideas that were she were abolished. Colonized peoples reworked the idea of freedom from bondage into their
movements to create a sovereign nation state.
Tipu Sultan and Rammohan Roy are two examples of individuals who
responded to the ideas coming from revolutionary France. Box2 Raja Rammohan Roy was one of those
through Europe at that time. Thent
Revolution and later, the July Revolution his imagination He could think and
talk of nothing else who heard of the July Revolution in France in On his way
to England at Cape Town ho 1 on visiting frigates (warships) flying revolutionary
tri - color flag though he had to
temporarily lamed by an accident.
Susothan Sarkuur, Notes on the Bengal Perala.com d. h 11 Activities 1. Find out more about any
one of the revolutionary figures you have read about in this chapter. Write a short biography of this person. 2. The French Revolution saw the rise of
newspapers describing the events of each day and week. Collect information and pictures on any one
event and write a newspaper article. You
could also conduct an imaginary interview with important personages such as
Mirabeau, Olympe de Gouges or Robespierre.
Work in groups of two or three.
Each group could then put up their articles on a board to produce a
wallpaper on the French Revolution.
Questions? 1. Describe the
circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in France. 2. Which groups of French society benefited
from the revolution? Which groups were
forced to relinquish power? Which
sections of society would have been disappointed with the outcome of the
revolution? 3. Describe the legacy of
the French Revolution for the peoples of the world during the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. 4. Draw up a list
of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be traced to the French
Revolution. 5. Would you agree with the
view that the message of universal rights was beset with contradictions? Explain.
6. How would you explain the rise of Napoleon? 24
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