How did the French Revolution present the nation as separate from the dynasty?
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Correct answer: As a political community of citizens
A dynastic state identifies the country with the ruler’s family, while a modern nation is understood as a community of citizens sharing political membership. The French Revolution shifted attention from the king’s personal possession to the people’s collective identity and rights. Option A is correct. The other options preserve dynastic, religious or feudal ownership and therefore contradict the revolutionary idea.
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As a political community of citizens
Why is this the correct answer?
A dynastic state identifies the country with the ruler’s family, while a modern nation is understood as a community of citizens sharing political membership. The French Revolution shifted attention from the king’s personal possession to the people’s collective identity and rights. Option A is correct. The other options preserve dynastic, religious or feudal ownership and therefore contradict the revolutionary idea.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Social Science question. Chapter: The Age of Industrialisation. Topic: The French Revolution and the Idea of the Nation.
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