Question 1

The flood of gold and silver from the Americas was one of the key factors that led to growing inflation during the 1600s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The transition to agrarian capitalism was slower in areas where the traditional village system managed to endure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The belief that women were less rational than men, along with their susceptibility to lust and the influence of bodily humours, provided justification for the legal inequality between men and women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

________ are associated with the moral economy, in which crowds attempted to enforce what they determined to be a just price.

Accepted Answer

A)  Carnivals 
B)  Enclosure riots 
C)  Bread riots 
D)  Religious revolutions 
E)  Government stockpiling 
A)  Carnivals 
B)  Enclosure riots 
C)  Bread riots 
D)  Religious revolutions 
E)  Government stockpiling

Question 5

The growth of agrarian capitalism was the most important development in early modern agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The two variables that determined the prospects of peasant families were ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  their proximity to urban centres; the crops they were able to sell 
B)  the size of their landholdings; the nature of their tenancy 
C)  the nature of their landlord; their religious affiliation 
D)  the size of their family; the number of dependent children 
E)  their general health; the value of their labour 
A)  their proximity to urban centres; the crops they were able to sell 
B)  the size of their landholdings; the nature of their tenancy 
C)  the nature of their landlord; their religious affiliation 
D)  the size of their family; the number of dependent children 
E)  their general health; the value of their labour

Question 7

How did rural society develop in central and eastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

Following the Black Death, landlords in

Question 8

The system that structured economics during the early modern period was known as mercantilism. What were the principles of mercantilism and how did governments attempt to follow them?

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism was more a set of assumptio

Question 9

The early modern period witnessed the large-scale persecution of witches, but the belief in witches was not new. What factors combined together to enable the witch hunts to happen?

Accepted Answer

During the early modern period, legal, p

Question 10

Following the Black Death, peasants in central and Eastern Europe saw the end of the system of serfdom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The witch hunts may have been unique to the early modern period, but the belief in witches and witchcraft was not. Why might this have been the case? What made the treatment of witches and witchcraft in the early modern period unique?

Accepted Answer

This question asks students to examine s

Question 12

Early modern society was structured according to "orders" or "estates" rather than socio-economic class. What is an estate and how does it differ from social class?

Accepted Answer

An estate was a group recognized by law

Question 13

What role did guilds play in early modern society?

Accepted Answer

A guild was a group to which all members

Question 14

What role(s) did famine, disease, and war play in the lives of ordinary people during the early modern period?

Accepted Answer

This question draws attention to the pre

Question 15

In a period with a largely rural population whose lives were connected to the land, changes in agriculture carried wide ramifications. Agrarian capitalism was the most significant development in early modern agriculture. What was agrarian capitalism and how did its development affect early modern society?

Accepted Answer

This question asks students to engage wi

Question 16

While the majority of accused witches in the witch hunts were women, the witch hunts were not a concerted or deliberate attack on women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The changes in society happened over the course of generations and centuries, but they did occur. How did society transform over the course of the early modern period? Was this a period of continuity or change?

Accepted Answer

This question asks students to consider

Question 18

Why was England the first country to experience the transition to agrarian capitalism?

Accepted Answer

England was the first country to experie

Question 19

Using the example of textiles, explain how industry developed in early modern Europe.

Accepted Answer

Textiles were the largest industrial sec

Question 20

Areas with intense confrontations between Protestants and Catholics experienced more active witch hunts in areas that were solidly Catholic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The flood of gold and silver from the Americas was one of the key factors that led to growing inflation during the 1600s.

The transition to agrarian capitalism was slower in areas where the traditional village system managed to endure.

The belief that women were less rational than men, along with their susceptibility to lust and the influence of bodily humours, provided justification for the legal inequality between men and women.

________ are associated with the moral economy, in which crowds attempted to enforce what they determined to be a just price.

The growth of agrarian capitalism was the most important development in early modern agriculture.

The two variables that determined the prospects of peasant families were and .

How did rural society develop in central and eastern Europe?

The system that structured economics during the early modern period was known as mercantilism. What were the principles of mercantilism and how did governments attempt to follow them?

The early modern period witnessed the large-scale persecution of witches, but the belief in witches was not new. What factors combined together to enable the witch hunts to happen?

Following the Black Death, peasants in central and Eastern Europe saw the end of the system of serfdom.

The witch hunts may have been unique to the early modern period, but the belief in witches and witchcraft was not. Why might this have been the case? What made the treatment of witches and witchcraft in the early modern period unique?

Early modern society was structured according to "orders" or "estates" rather than socio-economic class. What is an estate and how does it differ from social class?

What role did guilds play in early modern society?

What role(s) did famine, disease, and war play in the lives of ordinary people during the early modern period?

While the majority of accused witches in the witch hunts were women, the witch hunts were not a concerted or deliberate attack on women.

The changes in society happened over the course of generations and centuries, but they did occur. How did society transform over the course of the early modern period? Was this a period of continuity or change?

Why was England the first country to experience the transition to agrarian capitalism?

Using the example of textiles, explain how industry developed in early modern Europe.

Areas with intense confrontations between Protestants and Catholics experienced more active witch hunts in areas that were solidly Catholic.

Europe in the Age of the Renaissance

The Reformations

The Age of Religious War

Discovering New Worlds

Absolute and Limited Monarchies in the Seventeenth Century

Diplomacy and Warfare in the Age of Absolutism

Economy and Society Transformed: The Eighteenth Century

Culture and Religion in the Age of the Enlightenment

The Eighteenth-Century State System

Europe in the World, 1650-1800

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Exam 1: Continuities in Society and Economy

The flood of gold and silver from the Americas was one of the key factors that led to growing inflation during the 1600s.

The transition to agrarian capitalism was slower in areas where the traditional village system managed to endure.

The belief that women were less rational than men, along with their susceptibility to lust and the influence of bodily humours, provided justification for the legal inequality between men and women.

________ are associated with the moral economy, in which crowds attempted to enforce what they determined to be a just price.

The growth of agrarian capitalism was the most important development in early modern agriculture.

The two variables that determined the prospects of peasant families were ________ and ________.

How did rural society develop in central and eastern Europe?

The system that structured economics during the early modern period was known as mercantilism. What were the principles of mercantilism and how did governments attempt to follow them?

The early modern period witnessed the large-scale persecution of witches, but the belief in witches was not new. What factors combined together to enable the witch hunts to happen?

Following the Black Death, peasants in central and Eastern Europe saw the end of the system of serfdom.

The witch hunts may have been unique to the early modern period, but the belief in witches and witchcraft was not. Why might this have been the case? What made the treatment of witches and witchcraft in the early modern period unique?

Early modern society was structured according to "orders" or "estates" rather than socio-economic class. What is an estate and how does it differ from social class?

What role did guilds play in early modern society?

What role(s) did famine, disease, and war play in the lives of ordinary people during the early modern period?

While the majority of accused witches in the witch hunts were women, the witch hunts were not a concerted or deliberate attack on women.

The changes in society happened over the course of generations and centuries, but they did occur. How did society transform over the course of the early modern period? Was this a period of continuity or change?

Why was England the first country to experience the transition to agrarian capitalism?

Using the example of textiles, explain how industry developed in early modern Europe.

Areas with intense confrontations between Protestants and Catholics experienced more active witch hunts in areas that were solidly Catholic.

Europe in the Age of the Renaissance

The Reformations

The Age of Religious War

Discovering New Worlds

Absolute and Limited Monarchies in the Seventeenth Century

Diplomacy and Warfare in the Age of Absolutism

Economy and Society Transformed: The Eighteenth Century

Culture and Religion in the Age of the Enlightenment

The Eighteenth-Century State System

Europe in the World, 1650-1800

Filters

The two variables that determined the prospects of peasant families were and .