Question

The Third Estate included approximately ninety-eight percent of the French population under the Old Regime. Which group was exclusively part of this estate?

parish priests of common descent
peasants
landowners
impoverished nobility

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Peasants.

Explanation:

The Old Regime was a political and social system followed in France before the French Revolution. The Old regime was a three estate tier that represented three class  division in France.

The Third Estate of Old Regime comprised of peasants and bourgeoisie. The Third estate tier was divided further into two groups, namely. urban and rural. The urban group comprised of wage-workers and rural of free peasants. The free peasants were those who owned the land and paid high taxes to the government.

Therefore, option B is the correct answer.

Answer 2

A- The parish priests of common descent comprised under approximately ninety-eight percent population under the Old Regime under French revolution era.

French revolution consisted of a feudal class system. Clergy was the term associated with parish priests and other such people. Clergies not only included priests but also had a strong connection with the bishops.

• During the French revolution, there was a deep migration and people partitioned their opinions and several groups were formed. Out of this, the Third estate was one such group which had comprised out of clergies.

• Parish priests having a common descent formed the 98% population of the Third estate as the priests blindly followed the sayings of feudal lords and had to worship them as a part of the rules commonly followed .

• Clergies also included of bishops and could be said to have the same ideologies as they had a common goal.

Hence, the option A is correct that as apart of the rules commonly accepted as the part of agreements during the french revolution, parish priests of common descents comprised of 98% population.

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