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 \nThe French Revolution  \nStudent Workbook  \nStudent Handouts, Inc.© 2011 and 2025  \nName:    \nName:   Date:   Class:    \nThe Old Regime  \nThe Old Regime was the socio-political system which existed in most of Europe during the eighteenth century. Under the Old Regime, countries were ruled by absolutism, in which the monarch had absolute control over the government. People were divided into two classes—the privileged and the unprivileged. Unprivileged people paid all of the taxes and were generally treated badly. Privileged people, in exchange for their support of the monarchy and Old Regime, paid no taxes and were generally treated well.  \nImagine that you live in a society where some people pay all of the taxes, and some people are exempt from taxation. How would you enjoy living in such a society?  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\nSociety under the Old Regime  \nIn France prior to 1789, people were divided into three estates.  \nThe First Estate included high-ranking members of the Catholic Church. The First Estate was a privileged class. Its population was around 130,000 . Because of this group’s role in religion, members of the First Estate  \nwere subject to Church, rather than civil, law. The First Estate collected the tithe (Church dues) while owning 20% of the land. The First Estate controlled censorship of the press and education. The Church kept all official records of births, deaths, and marriages.  \nThe Second Estate consisted of the nobility, a population of approximately 110,000 . (The term nobility refers to those holding regal titles such as lords, dukes, barons, etc. ) The Second Estate was a privileged class. This group earned money through the collection of feudal dues, and owned 20% of the land. Additionally, this group monopolized military and state appointments.  \nThe Third Estate was comprised of everyone else—from peasants living in the countryside, to city workers, to artisans, to wealthy merchants (the bourgeoisie) living in the cities—a population of circa 25,000,000 . The Third Estate was an unprivileged class. The Third Estate paid all taxes—the tithe (Church tax), octrot (tax on goods brought into cities), corvée (forced road work), capitation (polltax), vingtiéme (income tax), gabelle (salt tax), and taille (land tax), as well as d=feudal dues for use of the local manor’s winepress, oven, etc.  \nWhich estate paid all of the taxes in France?  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n|  |\n\nPage 2  \nName:   Date:   Class:    \nUse the above information to complete the following table graph.  \n\n| Estate | Population | Privileges | Exemptions | Burdens |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| First |  |  |  |  |\n| Second |  |  |  |  |\n| Third |  |  |  |  |\n\nPage 3  \nName:   Date:   Class:    \nAnalyzing Political Cartoons  \nExamine this contemporary political cartoon. What does it say about conditions in France under the Old Regime?  \n\n|  |\n| --- |\n|  |\n|  |\n\n_______________________________________________________________________________  \n_______________________________________________________________________________  \n_______________________________________________________________________________  \n_______________________________________________________________________________  \n________________________________________________________________________________  \nPage 4  \n© Student Handouts, [Inc. www.studenthandouts.com](Inc. www.studenthandouts.com)  \nThe Divine Right of Kings  \nUnder the Old Regime, the monarch ruled under a concept known as divine right. The basic premise of divine right was that God put the world in motion, and placed certain people in positions of power. The power held by a monarch was therefore given by God. Since questioning God was a sin, questioning a monarch was a sin. Those who criticized the monarchy were considered to have committed blasphemy.  \nDo you believe that a supreme being places people in positions ","cbCairwqZWx5GIqn","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairwqZWx5GIqn","pdf",2010896,24,"English","# The Old Regime\n## Society under the Old Regime\n## Analyzing Political Cartoons\n# The Divine Right of Kings\n# The Job of the French Monarch\n# Economic Conditions under the Old Regime","[{\"question\":\"What was the Old Regime and how was power organized?\",\"answer\":\"The Old Regime was the socio-political system in most of Europe during the eighteenth century, where countries were ruled by absolutism and the monarch had absolute control over government.\"},{\"question\":\"Which social groups were taxed and which were privileged under the three estates system?\",\"answer\":\"The First and Second Estates were privileged and generally exempt from many taxes, while the Third Estate was unprivileged and paid the taxes such as tithe, octrot, corvée, and others.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the concept of divine right support the monarchy?\",\"answer\":\"Divine right held that God placed people in positions of power, so questioning God meant questioning the monarch, which was treated as sinful and blasphemous.\"}]","The French Revolution - Student Workbook | PDF",1792386301]