Ch. 2 par. 5 to 10 French Revolution

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French Revolution 14th July 1789

What do you know about the French Revolution?

Par. 5: Priviliges of First and Second Estate

• First Estate = The Clergy
  
• They owned 10% of the land while they were 1% of the population
• They could tax people but did not pay taxes themselves

• Second Estate = The Nobles
• They owned 20% of the land while they were 1,5% of the population
• They paid hardly any tax
• They held important jobs in church / government / army

Much of the land (30%) was owned by the clergy and the nobility. What do you think their land was like?

1. Flat
2. Very poor
3. Very fertile
4. Mountainous

Revolution is:

A big change in a society that takes place in a short time.

Time however is relative because a 200 years is a long time for us people but it is nothing when you look at how old people and the world are!

Do you think the Third Estate had a right to start a revolution?

Glossary words par. 5-10:

• Ancien regime               = the rule of the French kings in the 18th century
• Estates                         = medieval layers of society (3 Estates)
• Bourgeoisie                   = rich citizens in the cities
• Estates general              = a meeting of the three Estates
• National Assembly          = parliament
• Reactionaries                 = people who said the changes had gone far enough
• Radicals                         = people who want even more changes
• Code Napoléon               = Lawbook of Napoleon

What was left of the French Revolution?

• Rulers were back on the throne in most countries

      BUT:

• Some changes, such as the Code Napoléon stayed
• Most countries had now parliaments that made the king less       powerful!