The Ancient Regime: Economy, Government, and Society in 18th Century Europe
The Ancient Regime
What is the ancient regime?
It is an economic, social, and political system in Europe in the 18th century, with an absolute monarchy as a form of government, a stratified society based on privileges and rural peasants as a majority of the population. If a country has had the same political system for a long time and you disapproved it, you can refer to it as the ancient regime.
Characteristics
ECONOMY:
-Agriculture based economy
-Entailed property by the privileged
-emergent bourgeoise
GOVERNMENT
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Old Regime: What is it?
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- Absolutist system
- Agrarian economy
- Stratified society dominated by privileged groups
- Great influence of religion on people, culture, education, and art
15th and the 18th centuries
What was the Enlightenment?
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- Faith
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