The French Revolution and Napoleon Flashcard Review

How did economic and social inequalities in the Old Regime contribute to the start of the French Revolution?

How many social classes were there in France's estate system?

The First Estate was made up of the ________.

What percentage of land did the Second Estate own?

What percentage of people were part of the Third Estate?

Who were the middle class members of society in the Third Estate?

Which group in the Third Estate was made up of laborers and servants?

The Peasants represented __% of the total population of France.

French society was unequal because ____________?

Which of the following best explains how the Enlightenment influenced the French Revolution?
Options:
It encouraged loyalty to the monarchy.
It inspired calls for equality and representative government.
It promoted the spread of nationalism and empire.
It led to alliances with absolute rulers.