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Under the ancien regime (society before the French Revolution in 1789) French society was divided into what were called estates, or social orders. These were upheld both by tradition and law. There were three estates, which were structured as follows.
The First Estate encompassed the Catholic clergy. This included senior Church positions (bishops, abbots, etc.) and technically the poor parish priests who ministered to peasants in the French countryside. Higher Church officials, many of whom were also secular nobility, enjoyed considerable privileges. They were exempt from taxation and collected revenue from tithes and other fees.
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<em>The most powerful of these states was the Songhai Empire, which expanded rapidly beginning with king Sonni Ali in the 1460s. By 1500, it had risen to stretch from <u>Cameroon</u> to the Maghreb, the largest state in African history.</em>
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The Bronze Age is a historical period characterised by the use of bronze rather than stone or iron. Depending where on the planet you're standing, it dates from around 3300-3000 BC to 1200-600 BC
