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How did the estates system cause the French Revolution?

18. Explain what an absolute monarchy Is.
19. What social system was absolute monarchy often combined with?
20. What is meant by hereditary rule'?
21. What is meant by divine right of kings'?
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22. How did the absolute monarchy of Louis VI lead to or cause the French Revolution?

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Step-by-step explanation:

1.Absolute Monarchy was a Government with a sovereign leader who came into power by marriage or offspring; they had complete control with no limitations from constitution or law. They were considered the head of state and head of Government.

2.The causes of the French Revolution were that the Estate System was unfair, the government of France was into much debt, and was therefore taxing too much, and that people resented the power of the Church

3. The monarch was able to maintain absolute control over the society with the addition of feudalism, which involved people being placed into different estates of power, such as: clergy, nobility and peasants. An absolute monarchy can best be seen in the words of Louis XIV in France when he proclaimed “I am the state”.

4.Hereditary Rule is a form of government wherein the rulership is passed down from one member of the family to the next. This kind of succession is most often associated with monarchical rulers, but it occasionally appears in despotisms or even purportedly communist regimes - North Korea, for example.

5.divine right of kings, in European history, a political doctrine in defense of monarchical absolutism, which asserted that kings derived their authority from God and could not therefore be held accountable for their actions by any earthly authority such as a parliament.

6. Their questioning of authority and the role of the government inspired the revolutionaries, and ordinary citizens, of France. ... For his part, Rousseau argued against all class divisions in society, which caused French citizens to question the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI and the unequal nature of the estates-system.

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