It was an Absolute Monarchy, ruled by the king who directly appointed his ministers.
The government ruled without consulting the Parliament, which was to assemble only by order of the king, what would happen only extraordinarily.
The metric system.
The Three Estates.
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The Death of Socrates is a popular symbol for the French Revolution because it capture well the idea of fighting back against an unjust regime and system.
Prior to the French revolution, there was a huge distinction between the rich and the poor. The French people were living in extreme poverty while the nobles were living it up and running the country into debt. The French people simply became fed up with this and wanted a new, fair system of government in which they would no longer be frivolously ruled. These are the main points of why the old regime caused the French revolution.
The metric system.
The French Revolution.
Revolution in this context has come to mean some governmental system is turned around to be radically different to what went on before. The American Revolution, The French Revolution, The Russian Revolution all produced systems which were radically different to whatever went before. A common feature of all those was a replacement of Monarchy by a Republic, which is a very different system of government. The English Revolution (Cromwell) was aborted by the Restoration of the King.
The French Revolution affected the system of balance of power by having different people come into power in France. After the revolution there was more emphasis placed on individual interests.
The Three Estates.
The METRIC SYSTEM is one contribution of the French Revolution which remains with us to the present day.
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Two important reforms of the French revolution were, the abolition of the hereditary aristocracy, and the introduction of the metric system.
The French revolutionists (the 3rd estate, the bourgeoisie) fought against their monarchical system.
The metric system was introduced as part of the French Revolution, in the late 18th century.
"Method de français" translates to "French method" in English. It likely refers to a structured approach or system for teaching French language and culture.
Paris, France, immediately following the French Revolution.