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Chapter Review

Chapter Review

This activity contains 36 questions.

	The four main social groups in Old Regime Europe were aristocratic elites, established churches, an urban labor force, and rural peasants.    True  False

	The cities that grew most vigorously were capitals and ports.    True  False

	A striking feature of the Old Regime was the   great difference between the French and English nobility. predominance of large extended families in society. contrasting experience of people of different social ranks. strength and unity of European monarchies.

	Jews lived in most nations and were allowed the rights and privileges of all other citizens.    True  False

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The British nobility consisted of about families.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. In France there were about nobles.

	More than 75% of Europeans lived in the countryside.    True  False

	Peasants rebelled against   unfair pricing. extraordinarily brutal overseers and landlords. unjust officials. all of these things.

	Balkan peasants under the Ottoman Empire retained more independence than Eastern European serfs.    True  False

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. In preindustrial Europe, a was a person – either male or female – who was hired, often under a clear contract, to work for the head of the household in exchange for room, board, and wages.

	In preindustrial Europe, the role of women was   rather unimportant since the household revolved around men. relatively obscure and unknown. consigned to bearing and rearing children. to contribute essential capital and labor to the household.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The household mode of organization was known as the economy.

	Which of these factors encouraged English landlords to adopt technological innovations in agriculture?   The high cost of peasant labor. The frequency of peasant rebellions. A steady increase in the price of grain. A paternalistic interest in improving peasants' well-being.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. In 1700, approximately half the arable land in England was farmed by the open-field method. By the second half of the 18th century, the rising price of wheat encouraged landlords to consolidate or their lands to increase production.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The single largest group in any city was composed of shopkeepers, wage earners, and .

	The enclosure movement   increased landlord paternalism but also increased food production. depopulated the countryside, but also increased food production. led to technological improvements that became the basis of the Industrial Revolution. reflected the commercialization of agriculture.

	During the eighteenth century, which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to Britain's industrial development?   Rich deposits of coal and iron Few internal trade barriers Generally low taxes London fashions and styles

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The single most important invention of the Industrial Revolution was the engine, which – slowly, at first – found widespread application in a variety of industries.

	British reliance on charcoal helped iron production expand rapidly.    True  False

	In the eighteenth century, poverty was   almost nonexistent. treated as a crime. worse in the cities. worse in the countryside.

	The middle class was clearly defined.    True  False

	Bread riots were   a rational response to the economy of scarcity. a restraint on merchant greed. led by artisans. all of these things.

	Which was NOT true of the nobility?   The nobility was the single wealthiest sector of the population. The nobility constituted approximately one to five percent of the population in any given country. The nobility were heavily taxed. The nobility had their own separate houses in parliament, estates, or diet.

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. The was a separate community in which Jews were required to live.

	Between 1700 and 1850, Europe's population more than doubled.    True  False

	Within the question text below, there is one text entry field where you can enter your answer. Jews who to Christianity gained political and social rights.

	The home of the Industrial Revolution was   Great Britain. France. Germany. the Ottoman Empire.

	Which would you have found more ethically challenging in Old Regime Europe: life as a peasant or life as an aristocrat? Explain the moral challenges your position would pose for you, and how you might deal with them.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Which element of the textbook's description of Old Regime family life was most surprising to you, and why?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	What caused the agricultural revolution? How did technological innovations help change European agriculture?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Discuss the increase of enclosure farming in Great Britain. Summarize the short-term impact: who gained what? who lost what? and what happened over the long term? Could the benefits of the this change have been achieved at a lower cost? Explain.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	A number of newly invented machines were fundamental to the early stages of industrialization. What were these machines, and in what way(s) did they differ from previous methods of production? What specific effects did each machine have on the physical, economic, and social organization of a given process?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Was the decline in the status of women's work inevitable? If so, explain why; if not, explain how it could have been prevented or reversed.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	What element of the description of Jewish life in the Old Regime was most surprising to you? Explain.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Describe the life of an English aristocrat at the beginning of the eighteenth century and toward its close. To what extent had the Agricultural and Industrial revolutions changed his or her life?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	Compare and contrast the roles and status of women and Jews in Old Regime Europe. Would you be more optimistic about your (or your children's!) future likelihood of gaining political, economic, and social rights if you were a Jewish man or a Christian woman?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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