18th Century Spain and Europe | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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In the Old Regime, society was divided into ___ ____

three estates

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The Society of Estates had 2 main characteristics: ___ and ___

Privilege and lack of mobility

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In 18th Century Europe, what was the main economic activity?

crop agriculture and livestock farming

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What happened to the food supply in times of weather disasters?

Prices rose, food became scarce and there was famine

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What was controlled by Guilds?

Most artisanal activity

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In modern times, why are food supplies usually abundant all year long?

Improved farming techniques, irrigation, genetically modified crops, chemicals etc

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Whay was the agrarian sector not very productive in the 18th century?

Weather events and a lot of land was not farmed productively because it belonged to nobles and clergy

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In this form of government, monarchs held full legislative, executive and judicial power

Absolutism

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What is the Divine Right of Kings?

The belief that God was the source of a monarch's power and he was above the law

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Absolute Monarchs based their economic policies on ____

mercantilism

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What is mercantilism?

A theory that held that there was ony a fixed amount of trade in the world and a country's wealth was based on the amount of silver and gold it had

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What was the symbol of the French monarchy?

the Fleur de Lis

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The English Civi War was a conflict between ___ and ___

the King (royalists) and the Parliament (controlled by the bourgeoisie)

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In England, which document guaranteed certain rights and liberties and limited the King's powers?

The Bill of Rights of 1689

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Define "separation of powers"

When each branch of government has its own powers and responsibiities

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The Dutch Republic gained independence from ___

Spain

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