WORLD HISTORY

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ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What important privilege did the nobles and clergy have?
A
Food was free for them.
B
Tithing was reduced to 5%.
C
They were exempt from paying taxes.
D
They were close to the king.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The members of the first two estates, that is, the clergy and the nobility, enjoyed certain privileges by birth. The most important of these was exemption from paying taxes to the state. The nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges. These included feudal dues, which they extracted from the peasants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The government does not require the clergy or nobles to pay taxes, which is one of their rights. They receive services from third parties or the peasants. They levy taxes and levies on the peasants, who are the third estate, in exchange for tithes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Both clergy and nobility were considered the privileged class because they were exempted from all types of taxes. Most of the lands of third estate people are mainly owned by the first and second estate people who are considered as clergy and nobility.

Detailed explanation-4: -Answer: The important privilege enjoyed by the clergy was exemption from taxes to the state . The third estate people didn’t had much land and most were under the control of the clergy and the nobility but they had to pay the whole tax for the state by their their little income .

Detailed explanation-5: -The privileged classes were the clergy and noblemen, the First and Second Estate respectively. They were exempt from paying taxes.

Detailed explanation-6: -Nobles were also granted an exemption from paying the taille, except for non-noble lands they might possess in some regions of France. Furthermore, certain ecclesiastic, civic, and military positions were reserved for nobles. These feudal privileges are often termed droits de féodalité dominante.

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