The Classes Flashcards
What were the classes?
The nobility
The clergy
The Third Estate
Why did the nobles form a highly privileged class?
They were great land-owners.
Where did the nobility live in France during the reign of King Louis XVI?
Most nobles lived in luxury at the court of Versailles.
What privileges did the nobles have?
They were exempt from paying direct taxes to the state, as well from military service.
Why could corporal punishment and the death sentence not be applied to the nobles?
This was considered beneath their rank and dignity.
The most important appointments in the _____, the ______ ____, the ______ we’re reserved for members of the nobility.
Church
Civil Service
Army
Why would the nobles children be set for life?
Because their titles were hereditary and thus inherited these privileges.
Who were the upper clergy and what were they regarded as?
Archbishops and bishops were regarded as nobility/second estate.
The upper clergy’s appointments were a privilege and they lived in luxury at the ______ of the church. Some of them even lived at _______ not concerning themselves with their duties.
Expense
Versailles
How wealthy was the Roman Catholic Church?
They owned one-fifth of France and received a portion of the agricultural produce of the country every year.
True or false
The clergy always used the income of the church for intended purposes
False, the clergy didn’t alway use the money for its intended purpose
How many groups did the Third Estate consist of?
3
Middle Class,Peasants,Serfs
Who were the bourgeoisie?
They were businessmen,traders and professional men like doctors,lawyers etc. They were well-educated and capable men and many were prosperous.
Why were they angry at the upper estates in terms of positions?
They saw posts being filled by incompetent men who were appointed only because they were born into one or the privileged classes.
The members of the middle class were angry because there was no freedom of _____, or Freedom of _____ or _____.
Religion
Speech
Press
