HISC26H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Polymath, Girondins, Body Politic
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The supernatural: the divine right of kings, the sacredness of kings: divine right= monarchs relationship to god, in france, god in orthodox catholicism. Upe(cid:396)(cid:374)atu(cid:396)al, po(cid:449)e(cid:396)s particularry effective for scoffulia- a form of tb, affected lymph nodes, endemic, affected lots of ppl, heavily ised 1639-1715 was last to the practice. Louis 14 was last to do it heavily, upon his coronation in 1654 hes touched 3000 ppl the 3 estates- 3 levels of society. Hierarchy enshrined in law- not just social: 3 general levels in society (there was differentian within) 1. Its not something of hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:272)(cid:396)eatio(cid:374), al(cid:396)ead(cid:455) e(cid:454)ists out the(cid:396)e, (cid:271)ut (cid:449)e did(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:272)(cid:396)eate it, its the(cid:396)e a(cid:374)d (cid:449)e organize ourselves in relation to it. Nature is unequal so our social system should reflect that: humans are limited on how much they could change abiut future. Once revolutionary happens, ppl feared non- transparent ppl like the nobles.
