Examine any three effects of Print culture on the French Revolution.

(i) Print popularized the ideas of the enlightened thinkers.

(ii) Their writings provided a critical commentary on tradition, superstition, and despotism.

(iii) They argued for the rule of reason rather than custom, and demanded that everything be judged though the application of reason and rationality.

(iv) Third Estate attacked the sacred authority of the Church and the despotic power of the State.

(v) Eroded the legitimacy of a social order based on tradition.

(vi) The writings of Voltaire and Rousseau were read widely and saw the world through a critical and rational way.

(vii) All values, norms and institutions were re-evaluated and discussed.

(viii) New ideas of social revolution came into existence.

(ix) By the 1780s there was an outpouring of literature that mocked the royalty and criticized their morality.

(x) Cartoons and caricatures typically suggested that the monarchy remained absorbed only in sensual pleasures while the common people suffered immense hardships.

(xi) This literature circulated underground and led to the growth of hostile sentiments against the monarchy