To furnish (someone) with the qualities necessary for performance; prepare: an education that will equip you to handle such problems. [French Ã©quiper, from Old French esquiper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old Norse skipa (from skip, ship).]
(Discuss three.). The major cause of the French Revolution was the disputes between the different types of social classes in French society. The French Revolution of 1789-1799 was one of the most important events in the history of the world.
1 The Origins of the French Revolution, The French Revolution: The Moderate Stage, 1789â1792 and The French Revolution: The Radical Stage, 1792â1794, three essays from The History Guide: Lectures on Modern European Intellectual History.2  Vancea, S. The Cahiers de Doleances of 1789, Clio History Journal, 2008.ears of bad harvests leading up to the Revolution also inflamed popular resentment of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and the aristocracy. Demands for change were formulated in terms of Enlightenment ideals and contributed to the convocation of the Estates-General in May 1789.