HIST 1C

WEEK 0: Characteristics of Old Regime  Political system generally monarchical  Social system is corporate in nature and immutable- no social mobility, not based on “rights”, but rather on “privilege”  Economic system= overwhelmingly agricultural, with exceptions Society of Orders/ Estates:  Those who prayed (clergy)- 1st estate = small percentage  Those who fought (nobility)- 2nd estate  Everyone else (peasants and bourgeoisie)- 3rd estate  The first estate...