Question

describe the division in French society before French Revolution

Answer 1

before the French revolution the society was divided into various estates . there were the first estate consisting of the priests. then there were the second estate consisting of nobles then the third estate consisting of peasants etc . during the French revolution the middle class arose which consisted of lawyers businessmen etc

Answer 2

Before the French Revolution, the French  society was divided into three estates.

(a) The 1st estate was comprised of the Church and the clergy. They enjoyed  certain privileges by birth. The most important of these privileges was exemption  from paying taxes.

(b)The 2nd estate was comprised of the nobles and other rich people of the

society. These were also exempted from paying taxes. They also enjoyed feudal  privileges which included collection of feudal dues by the peasants.

(c) The 3rd estate was comprised of big  businessmen, merchants, court officials, lawyers, peasants, artisans, landless  labourers and servants.

Within the third estate, some were rich and others were  poor. The peasants obliged the landlords by working on their fields, in their  houses, to serve in the army or to participate in the building of roads. They were  paying all direct taxes like taille and a number of indirect taxes on salt or tobacco, but had no rights.

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