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