EURO Chapter 18

The War of the Austrian Succession

was fought between Prussia and Austria, with Prussia gaining Silesia

the initial key to the agricultural revolution was the

introduction of longer crop rotation

family relations in western Europe in the period 1500-1750 were generally similar to modern ones in that

the core of the family was nuclear (2 generation)

The enlightenment policies of Frederick II of Prussia included all of the following except

freeing the Prussian serfs

enlightened monarchs of the eighteenth century supported all of the following except

pacifist foreign policy

European society in the eighteenth century witnessed

the continued dominance of the nuclear (2 generation) household

just as the reign of Louis XIV of France is often cited as an example of absolutism, the reign of Joseph II of Austria is often cited as an example of

Enlightened monarchy

in eighteenth century Europe, the most important imperial rivalries existed among which two of the following?

France and Great Britain

the major drawback of the open-field agricultural system was that

every year a substantial portion of the land was not planted

Which powers participated in the partitioning of Poland in the late eighteenth century?

Prussia, Russia, and Austria

the decisive round in the colonial conflict between England and France was the

Seven Years' War

the first significant improvement in agriculture came with the three year rotation which reduced

fallow land

new European attitudes toward children are made visible in all of the following except

a reinforcement of the customs of primogeniture (property being handed down to the oldest son)

Among the elite classes, how did attitudes toward children change

children were no longer considered miniature adults, discussions centered around how to raise children in a more natural way

among the elite classes, how did attitudes toward children change

children were no longer considered miniature adults, discussions centered around how to raise children in more natural way

the enclosure movement created:

compact, fenced in areas of land available for new agricultural methods

the enclosure movement changed the social structure in the British countryside because

cottagers and small scale farmers lost their independence when they lost their land to big landowners, who then employed them as farm laborers and tenant farmers

typically, the putting-out industry employed

rural families

the dismemberment of Poland in the late eighteenth century

showed the necessity of a strong, centralized monarchy to defend a state

Joseph II of Austria

sought to improve the productivity and social conditions of the peasantry

Poland's decline as a major political entity during the seventeenth century can be attributed largely to

the absence of a powerful central authority

European population growth in the second half of the eighteenth century

was due to the absence of famines and elimination of most dangerous diseases