* Estates General was elected by citizens and
CHAPTER-1 renamed the National Assembly.
* French became the national language.
* New national anthem was composed and oaths
THE RISE OF were taken.
* A centralized administrative system was set up
NATIONALISM IN which formulated uniform laws for all citizens.
* Internal custom duties were abolished. Uniform
EUROPE system of weights and measures was adopted.
* When the news of nationalism reached to rest of
Europe, students and educated middle class people
began setting up Jacobin club
* Nationalism Idea taken abroad by French Army.
Napoleonic Code
Napoleon seized the political power. He bought the
Civil Code of 1804 (Napoleonic Code). Features of
Napoleonic Code:
* Abolished from birth.
* Established equality before law.
* Secured the right to property.
* Feudal system was abolished.
* Freed peasants from serfdom.
* Guild restrictions were removed.
* Transport and communication systems were
improved.
In 1848, Frederic Sorrieu, a French artist, prepared a * Common national currency adopted.
series of four prints visualizing his dream of a world * It facilitated businessmen and small scale producers
of goods to move goods from one region to another.
made up of ‘democratic and social Republics’. It
* Increased tax.
shows the people of Europe and America – men and
* Censorship was imposed.
women of all ages and social classes – marching in a * Forced to join French army.
long train, offering homage (respect) to the Statue of
Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is personified as a Structure of European Society
female figure. She bears the torch of enlightenment Till the mid-18th century there were no Nation states.
in one hand and the Charter if the Rights of Man in
Aristocracy
the other. On the earth in the front of the image lie
* High class landlords.
the shattered remains of the symbols of absolutist
* Less population.
institutions. In Sorrieu’s utopian vision, the peoples of * Dominating Class.
the world are grouped as distinct nations, identified * All privileges and rights.
through their flags and national costume.
Peasantry
French Revolution started in 1789. French people * Low class landless peasants.
demanded abolishment of monarchy and * More population.
establishment of democracy. * No privileges and rights.
Various practices during French Revolution The New Middle Class
* Ideas of la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the * Educated and working population of industrialists,
citizen) emphasized united community and equal businessmen, doctors, teachers, etc.
rights. * They wanted Liberal Nationalism.
* New French flag was introduced.
CHAPTER-1 renamed the National Assembly.
* French became the national language.
* New national anthem was composed and oaths
THE RISE OF were taken.
* A centralized administrative system was set up
NATIONALISM IN which formulated uniform laws for all citizens.
* Internal custom duties were abolished. Uniform
EUROPE system of weights and measures was adopted.
* When the news of nationalism reached to rest of
Europe, students and educated middle class people
began setting up Jacobin club
* Nationalism Idea taken abroad by French Army.
Napoleonic Code
Napoleon seized the political power. He bought the
Civil Code of 1804 (Napoleonic Code). Features of
Napoleonic Code:
* Abolished from birth.
* Established equality before law.
* Secured the right to property.
* Feudal system was abolished.
* Freed peasants from serfdom.
* Guild restrictions were removed.
* Transport and communication systems were
improved.
In 1848, Frederic Sorrieu, a French artist, prepared a * Common national currency adopted.
series of four prints visualizing his dream of a world * It facilitated businessmen and small scale producers
of goods to move goods from one region to another.
made up of ‘democratic and social Republics’. It
* Increased tax.
shows the people of Europe and America – men and
* Censorship was imposed.
women of all ages and social classes – marching in a * Forced to join French army.
long train, offering homage (respect) to the Statue of
Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is personified as a Structure of European Society
female figure. She bears the torch of enlightenment Till the mid-18th century there were no Nation states.
in one hand and the Charter if the Rights of Man in
Aristocracy
the other. On the earth in the front of the image lie
* High class landlords.
the shattered remains of the symbols of absolutist
* Less population.
institutions. In Sorrieu’s utopian vision, the peoples of * Dominating Class.
the world are grouped as distinct nations, identified * All privileges and rights.
through their flags and national costume.
Peasantry
French Revolution started in 1789. French people * Low class landless peasants.
demanded abolishment of monarchy and * More population.
establishment of democracy. * No privileges and rights.
Various practices during French Revolution The New Middle Class
* Ideas of la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the * Educated and working population of industrialists,
citizen) emphasized united community and equal businessmen, doctors, teachers, etc.
rights. * They wanted Liberal Nationalism.
* New French flag was introduced.
