Ancien Régime Flashcards
1
Q
What were the different social classes split into?
A
- First Estate
- Second Estate
- Third Estate
2
Q
Who were the members of the First Estate?
A
- Clergy
- Bishops
- Monks
- Nuns
- Lower clergy
3
Q
Who were the members of the Second Estate?
A
Nobility
4
Q
Who were the members of the Third Estate?
A
Everyone else
5
Q
Which issues contributed towards the Church being unpopular with many people?
A
- Plurality and absenteeism (holding of more than one bishopric or parish by an individual)
- Tithes
- Exemption from taxes
- Power over the people
6
Q
Of the three estates, which was the most powerful?
A
Nobility- numbered in the hundreds of thousands unlike the British which was the hundreds
