07-Describe the division of the French society before the French revolution?
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Before the French revolution in 1789, there were three main divisions in French society-
1. First Estate -
It included Clergy. The priests of the Church were from this group. They had a fine amount of land under authority.
These were same like the Brahmins of Ancient India.
2. Second Estate-
It included nobility . The people who were rulers and
soldiers were in this estate. They also had a good amount of land under authority.
These were same like Kshatriya in ancient India.
3. Third Estate-
The largest proportion of people in French were from this estate. These were merchants , peasants and craftsperson etc. They had 80% of population approximately but it owned 10% of total land.
These were like the Vaishya and Shudra people in ancient India.