FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Superstition and ignorance were promoted.
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The principles of mercantilism were glorified.
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The divine right theory of kings was challenged.
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Punishments for criminal acts were rooted in vengeance.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Popular sovereignty. Until the modern era, most kings and governments claimed their authority came from God, a concept called divine right monarchy. This idea was challenged in the Enlightenment by the emergence of popular sovereignty.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Enlightenment influenced the French Revolution to a great extent by introducing new ideas that encouraged questioning of authority and religion, advancing people’s outlook on commodities, and forcing citizens to compare their need with the Republic’s needs.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ideals of liberty and equality, that were needed to overthrow Louis XVI, emerged first from the writings of important and influential thinkers of the Age of Enlightenment. Specifically, the writings of John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Baron de Montesquieu greatly influenced the revolutionaries in France.