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==History== | ==History== | ||
In ancient times France was part of the Celtic territory known as [[Gaul]] or ''Gallia'' and was primarily inhabited by Celtic peoples such as the Gauls, who, eventually with the coming of the [[Rome|Romans]], adopted the Roman culture and language and became the modern French people. Its present name is derived from the [[Latin]] ''Francia'', meaning "country of the Franks," a Germanic people who conquered the area during the 5th century, at the time of the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]]. | In ancient times France was part of the Celtic territory known as [[Gaul]] or ''Gallia'' and was primarily inhabited by Celtic peoples such as the Gauls, who, eventually with the coming of the [[Rome|Romans]], adopted the Roman culture and language and became the modern French people. Its present name is derived from the [[Latin]] ''Francia'', meaning "country of the Franks," a Germanic people who conquered the area during the 5th century, at the time of the fall of the [[Western Roman Empire]]. | ||
===The French Revolution=== | |||
The French Revolution (1789–1799) is a time of radical social and political upheaval in [[France|French]] and [[Europe|European]] [[history]]. The ruling political classes were the Girondins, most wanting liberal economic reform and representative democracy. Secondly the Mountain (Montagnard) which introduced a communitarian governance concept based on radical, dictatorial direct democracy advocating death to the ruling King. The third political class was the Plain which were essentially independents and thus viable in continuing power of either the Girondins or the Mountain. The Girondins once ruling the Legislative Assembly of Paris with their power now fading collided with the Mountain violently in competition for Plain support during the time of the Reign of Terror (1793 to 1794).<ref>[[Wikipedia|Reign of Terror]] By Wikipedia</ref> | |||
The historic ideas about hierarchy and tradition were usurped in a very destructive manner by followers of what was considered enlightened reason and the principals of membership within social, political, or national communities and inalienable rights brought to the forefront. Anarchists of France rebel and dissolve the ruling monarchy in three years. Medieval political systems were trying to reform under classic [[liberal]] political attempts while civil and religious rights were assaulted by the masses of anarchists on the streets. | |||
== Religion == | == Religion == | ||
