History 1401E Lecture : Pre- Revlutionary France.doc
22 Mar 2012
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France in the 18th century was a rural society. French was the language of the upper class. Life was spent working most people worked in agriculture: cities were dangerously unhealthy: 20% of the population lived in cities. Largest city in france was a million people. Cities serve as commercial and administrative centers. **waste was not disposed of properly in cities and thus cities were filled with epidemics and disease** You wouldn"t want to go to a doctor. 5 years old: there were regional rather than national loyalties, absolutism depended on how close you lived to the center of power. Those who prayed those who fought and those who worked . The estates are not internally homogenous (they were not equal no social movement) Second estate: nobles 3% owned 30% of the land, seigniorial rights, no taxation, exclusive rights to hunt and fish.
