HIS241H1 Lecture : HIS241 - September 15 - Legacy of the French Revolution.docx
Document Summary
Map of europe changes multiple times: has lasting effects on the nations that came at the end. Concept of church vs. state, authority, equality. The language used changed the way people thought/wrote about things. Brophy quote (376: certain things became unimaginable after the french revolution because of all the changes that were made to thoughts/ideas, things before could no longer exist the way they once had. Judith coffin: french revolution was part of a larger process of change, this era reshaped the fundamental systems on a global scale. That"s why we think of it as the start of the modern era. Old regime: traditional social order no longer existed, french revolution was destructive because it sought to get rid of what had existed before. Aristocracy: privileged nobility were "attacked" during the french revolution, privileged blood ceased to exist, their privileges dad as well. Relation between church and state was forever changed.
