AP European History – Chapter 15: Society & Economy under the old Regime in the 18th Century

  1. The term the “old regime” has come to refer to:
  1. The gradual transition of Europe’s monarchies to that of democracies and republics
  2. The economic policies that existed across Europe before the 18th century Industrial Revolution
  3. The social, political, and economic relationships that were prevalent in Europe prior to the French Revolution
  4. The social and political infrastructure that existed before the Protestant Reformation
  1. Which of the following was NOT a basic social characteristic of pre-revolutionary France?
  1. Aristocratic elites possessing a wide variety of inherited privileges
  2. A peasantry subject to taxes
  3. Established churches intimately related to the state and the aristocracy
  4. An urban labor force usually organized into guilds
  5. A politically active middle class
  1. 18th century Europe enjoyed:
  1. Civil rights
  2. Individual rights
  3. Personal property rights
  4. Universal rights
  1. French nobles were divided between nobles of the sword and nobles of the
  1. Church
  2. Crown
  3. Robe
  4. Blood
  5. Law
  1. The economic basis of 18th century life was:
  1. Land
  2. Regional trade
  3. Industry
  4. International trade
  5. Intellectual property
  1. The process by which children in their teens would leave their family, learn a trade, eventually marry and form their own independent household is
  2. Neocalism
  3. Taille
  4. Corvees
  5. Hobereaux
  6. Alienation
  1. Which of the following is NOT a result of Industrialization?
  2. It gave human beings greater control over nature than they had ever known before
  3. In the long run, industrialization raised the standard of living and overcame poverty most Europeans had resigned themselves to
  4. The goods produced met immediate consumer demand and also created new demands
  5. It never overcame the economy of scarcity
  6. It resulted in a dramatic increase in the availability of consumer goods
  1. What industry pioneered the Industrial Revolution?
  2. Textiles
  3. Housing
  4. Transportation
  5. Food processing
  6. Luxury goods
  1. Factory production of purely cotton fabric was made possible by the invention of the:
  2. Water frame
  3. Spinning Jenny
  4. Pulling out system
  5. Flying shuttle
  6. Steam engine
  1. By the early 19th century, the steam engine had become a prime mover for all of the following industries EXCEPT:
  2. Ships
  3. Wagons
  4. Iron rails
  5. Automobiles
  6. Mining
  1. The industrial revolution first began in
  2. The Netherlands
  3. Germany
  4. Spain
  5. France
  6. Great Britain
  1. In the years between 1600 and 1750, the cities that grew most vigorously were
  2. Capitals and ports
  3. Military forts and capitals
  4. Industrial cities and ecclesiastical cities
  5. Ports and cities bordering the national line
  6. Free cities and coastal cities
  1. Charles “turnip” Townsend is known for______.
  2. Robert Bakewell is best known for ______.
  3. The invention that revolutionized the planting of seeds is known as the______and was invented by 16.______.

Short Response: Please respond to 3 questions of your choice. Please respond in complete sentences (typed on a separate sheet of paper). Be specific and make sure your response is 1- 2 paragraphs in length.

  1. What kinds of privileges separated European aristocracy from other social groups?
  2. How would you define the family economy? How did the family economy constrain the lives of women in preindustrial Europe?
  3. What caused the Agricultural Revolution?
  4. What was the Industrial Revolution and what caused it? Why did Great Britain take the lead in the Industrial Revolution? How did consumers contribute to the Industrial Revolution?