5.1 Problems in France

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AGE 7. The Time of Wigs and Revolutions

5.1 Problems in France

Goals

- how, in the 18th century, French society was structured according to the estates system

- why people of the third estate got dissatisfied with the social inequality of the estate system

French Revolution?

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The Three Estates

(de 3 standen)

All the people in the country belonged 

to one of the 3 estates.

An estate is a group of people 

you belong to from birth.

An estate is hereditary.

You can not easily 

change into 

another

etstate

Every member of the third estate was poor

1. True
2. False

Most people from the bourgeoisie were able to read

1. True
2. False

Only members of the nobility were educated at universities

1. True
2. False

Peasants were not welcome at the meeting of the Estates-General

1. True
2. False

How had society changed since the Middle Ages?

1. The Estates system had been set-up by the king
2. The Estates system was destroyed by the first estate
3. The Estates system was viewed differently by third estate
4. The Estates system had been modified to adjust to the new times by the clergy

What kind of change did the bourgeoisie demand?

1. They demanded the same power and privileges as the people from the first and second estate.
2. They wanted better working conditions.
3. They wanted the first and second estate to reduce their spending and luxurious lifestyle.
4. They demanded a better salary for their hard work.

1st estate: clergy

2nd estate: noblility / aristocracy

3rd estate: peasants

3rd estate: city workers

3rd estate: bourgeoisie