Strange French Revolution trends
Chapter 1
Rewriting the clock and calendar
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Chapter 2
Bizarre cults and cardboard mountains
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Chapter 3
Revolutionary fashion and everyday rebellion
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Chapter 4
Bizarre trends of the Reign of Terror
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YOUR GOAL
Master of Strange French Revolution trends
Ch 1 · Rewriting the clock and calendar
misslily Ten hours in a day and a hundred minutes fast, A decimal clock was a dream that couldn't last.
Fun Fact
Calendar math: To fit 365 days into 10-day weeks, the French added five or six 'complementary days' at the end of the year for national festivals.
Glossary
decimal time (noun)
A system of timekeeping based on decimal units rather than standard hours, minutes, and seconds. In 1793, France adopted this system, dividing each day into ten hours composed of one hundred minutes.
A system of timekeeping based on decimal units rather than standard hours, minutes, and seconds. In 1793, France adopted this system, dividing each day into ten hours composed of one hundred minutes.
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Why was the traditional seven-day week replaced with a ten-day week during the French Revolution?
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What was the name of the hot summer month in the French Republican Calendar when Robespierre was overthrown?
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What did the French Republican Calendar use to replace traditional Catholic saint days?
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What did the French revolutionaries call the extra five or six days added to the end of the calendar year?
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Which poet designed the weather-themed month names for the French Republican Calendar in 1793?
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In what year did Napoleon Bonaparte finally abolish the French Republican Calendar and restore the traditional Gregorian calendar?