Common people belonged to which Estate?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Third Estate
Common people belonged to the Third Estate, the broadest and most socially diverse estate in pre-revolutionary France. It included peasants in the countryside and workers, artisans, merchants, domestic servants and professionals in towns. The members of this estate did not all have the same wealth, but they shared the absence of the special legal privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility. Option A is correct. The First Estate in option B was the clergy, and the Second Estate in option C was the nobility. Option D is not one of the recognised estates in the traditional structure, so it cannot describe the common population.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Third Estate
Why is this the correct answer?
Common people belonged to the Third Estate, the broadest and most socially diverse estate in pre-revolutionary France. It included peasants in the countryside and workers, artisans, merchants, domestic servants and professionals in towns. The members of this estate did not all have the same wealth, but they shared the absence of the special legal privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility. Option A is correct. The First Estate in option B was the clergy, and the Second Estate in option C was the nobility. Option D is not one of the recognised estates in the traditional structure, so it cannot describe the common population.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution. Topic: French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century.
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