3.1- The Three Estates
Revolutions
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French Revolution: The Three Estates
- Pre-revolutionary French society was divided into the Three Estates: clergy, nobility, and everyone else (commoners).
- This division was a medieval holdover, categorizing people into those who prayed, fought, and worked.
- The commoners (Third Estate) comprised about 95% of the population, with most of them being peasants.
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