Enlightenment#4

Social, economical and political conditions were very harsh and unfair before the French revolution affected ordinary citizens. There were three social classes that were known as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd estates. The first estate consist of catholic clergy that only had to pay 2%of their income to taxes. The second estate consist rich nobles that served the king. They had no taxes to pay and were only two percent of the entire population. The third estate consisted of middle class and peasants. This present held 97%of the total population. This estate had to pay fifty percent of their total income to taxes. The old social classes were incredibly unfair. Economical conditions were harsh also because of famine and the incredible cost of bread many people  of the third estate were in poverty because of debt from the famine. Political condition were harsh because bad leadership from king louise. There was a monarchy in use and he had all direct power. He was unfair in taxing and did not treat the three estates as equal.

Enlightenment#2

Enlightenment ideas were very slow to spread throughout Europe for many reasons. A major factor of this was the church. The church was not fond of new enlightenment ideas because they opposed of previous ideas of religion. The church had a huge influence on citizens and urged people not to listen to these ideas. They also burned books of enlightenment which kept people from learning about these new ideas. Another major factor that kept these ideas at bay was the lack in modern technology. Today emails, txt messages and phone calls can be made in an instant to communicate with others across the world. But in those times communicating had to be done in person or through letters that took weeks to receive.

Enlightenment#1

Thomas Hobbes believed that England needed an abosolute monarchy. He created the social contract that would entitle citizens to hand over their Rights in order for law and order. On the other hand John Locke wanted a self government to be englands government. He believed that the purpose of government was to protect rights and tht citizens hand the power to overthrow the government.Thomas Hobbes view influenced England to have a absolute monarchy once again while John Locke proposed and influenced the idea of a self government.