The Scopes trial ended the debate over the teaching of evolution. However, it did represent<span> a significant setback for the anti-evolution forces.
During that time, it is a trend within the states in america to start teaching the evolution theory from Darwin.
Up to the 1920s, there are still 15 states that endorse anti-evolution legislation, but only </span><span>Arkansas and Mississippi that directly preventing the theory from being taught in classes.
The trial of John Scopes was popular becuase he dare to teach evolution in the states that prevent its teaching. In the end, Scopes was required to pay some fines to the court </span>but the verdict was thrown out on a technicality regarding an <span>appeal.</span>
Italy had three advantages that made it the birthplace of the Renaissance: thriving cities, a wealthy merchant class, and the classical heritage of Greece and Rome. Overseas trade, spurred by the Crusades, had led to the growth of large city-states in northern Italy. The region also had many sizable towns.
French society was divided into 3 estates in the ruler ship of Louis 16
1st estate were the
clergy
2nd estate were the
nobility
3rd estate were the
big businessmen,merchants,court officials,lawyers etc.
peasants and artisans
small peasants,landless labour,servants.
in the 3rd estate some were poor and some were rich . and only the people of 3rd estate had to pay taxes while the 1st and 2nd estates enjoyed certain privileges by birth .
the most important of these was exemption of paying taxes to the state. the nobles further enjoyed feudal privileges . these included feudal dues,which they extracted from the peasants . peasants were obliged to render services to the lord - to work in his house and fields - to serve in the army or to participate in building roads.
