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The society of estates was a part of the feudal system that dated back to the Middle Ages. The term Old Regime is usually used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1789. French society was organised in a system of estates. Peasants made up about 90 percent of the population. However, only a small number of them owned the land they cultivated. About 60 percent of the land was owned by nobles, the church, and other richer members of the Third Estate. The members of the first two estates, that is, the clergy and nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by birth. The most important of these was the exemption from paying taxes to the state. The nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges. These included feudal dues, which they extracted from the peasants. Peasants were obliged to render services to the lord- to work in his house and fields – to serve in the army or to participate in building roads.


What was the ratio of the peasants?


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a

80%

b

50%

c

60%

d

90% 

answer is D.

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The ratio of the peasants was 90%.
Peasants made up most of the population; about 90% of the Third Estate, which included the peasants, demanded that they pay all taxes. However, the peasants were not content and sought greater rights and equality for all farms. The peasants were about 27 million members, or 90% of France's population, so the Third Estate was the largest of the three. The three estates of the realm that made up pre-revolutionary French society were the First Estate (clergy), Second Estate (nobility), and Third Estate (commoners). Despite this, the Third Estate had little political influence over the government and was not represented.
 
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