Question

print culture created the conditions within which french revolution occurred"support the satement"

Answer 1

Print culture created the conditions for the French revolution as under:
1.  It created awareness among every section of the society.
2.  It became a means to revolutionise people of France through different articles written by different journalists.
3.  Mob were ready to storm the Bastille after reading newspapers.

Answer 2

(i) Print popularised the ideas of enlightened thinkers, the writings of Voltaire and Rousseau were read widely. They made a critical commentary on tradition, superstition and despotism. It opened the eyes of the readers, made them question, be critical and rational.

(ii) Print created a new culture of dialogue and debate. All values, norms and institutions were revalued and discussed by a public that had become aware of the power of reason. New ideas of social revolution came into being.

(iii) By the 1780s, there was an outpouring of literature, that mocked royalty and criticised their morality. In the process, it raised questions about the existing social order. It led to hostile sentiments against the monarchy. Thus, the print culture created the conditions in which the French Revolution occurred.