CBSE Class 10 Answered

Print culture created conditions within which French Revolution occured.Widely available printed materials and books created the conditions for the outbreak of the French Revolution. This was because of the following reasons:

• The printed books popularised the ideas of the thinkers which led to an era of Enlightenment. People now believed in rationalism and humanism. They criticised the illogical and corrupt practices of the Church.
• Because books inspired new ideas, various debates and discussions took place in society and new ideas of social revolution came into existence.
• By the 1780s, many new books and literature mocked the royalty and criticised their unethical actions. Questions were also raised about the social orders which favoured royal and aristocratic families.