During the Ancien Rgime, ________.
A. rural peasants owned most of the land and had the most power to enforce political
change in France
B. land-owning aristocratic nobles politically and economically dominated France
C. the Catholic Church was not allowed to own land in France
D. the monarchy's power was superseded by the clergy
E. France did not involve itself in any wars or colonial campaigns
Question 2
________ is a term coined during the French Revolution to refer derisively to the time prior to 1789 when kings ruled with absolute power and when the clergy and nobility were also strong forces in French society.
A. First Reich
B. Second Reich
C. Estates-General
D. Estates of the realm
E. Ancien Rgime