HIEU 202 Exam1 Questions and Correct
Answers
Conditions of life in Early Modern Europe - Answer-*Unstable
Feudal order eroding- nobles, peasants
*World of death- "nasty, brutish, short", poverty was the norm, average lifespan of 25-27 years
*The killers: WAR, plague (Black Death killed ⅓ of population), childbirth, starvation, hygiene
*Marriage/Family- basic unit of society and economy, extended family, unpredictability of life put
pressure to marry young, marriages broken by death, sense of community
Louis XIV - Answer-(1638-1715) Known as the Sun King, he was an absolute monarch that completely
controlled France. One of his greatest accomplishments was the building of the palace at Versailles.
The Society of Orders - Answer-(Estate)- 3 tiers, 1st Clergy (priests), 2nd Aristocracy (knights/law), 3rd
(everyone else/workers, 98%, craftsman, peasants, farmers), each group had laws, aristocrats couldn't
be involved in business, Jews were hindered, class determined by birth
Versailles - Answer-A palace built by Louis XIV outside of Paris; it was home to Louis XVI and Marie
Antoinette
The traditional economy - Answer-An economy in which production is based on customs and traditions
and economic roles are typically passed down from one generation to the next.
, Siege of Vienna - Answer-(1683) Ottoman Empire attemped to invade Vienna but they were stopped by
Leopold I
The Agricultural Revolution - Answer-1400s, pre-industrial needed 6 people working to feed 10,
produced enough to eat, family was prominent production, commerce was trade/barter, no government
central economy, church provides welfare, work was seasonal and task-oriented, time was season-
oriented, farmers changed from 3 field 1 fallow to 4 field green rotation, potato introduced(easy and
nutritious)
War of the Spanish Succession - Answer-a conflict, lasting from 1701 to 1713, in which a number of
European states fought to prevent the Bourbon family from controlling Spain as well as France,
This was the war between France and Spain in order to unite the two states under one ruler, Phillip V
Guilds - Answer-"guilds" oversee trades for standards of production and regulate prices and oversaw
promotion
Common Law - Answer-A legal system based on custom and court rulings
The Commercial Revolution - Answer-necessities made at home farm, trained craftsman for wood and
silk etc., "guilds" oversee trades for standards of production and regulate prices and oversaw promotion,
7 year servant idea came from Bible, change in surplus from productivity, merchants sold surplus,
surplus reinvested economy, economic divisions in population of producers and owners, elite, source of
wealth wasn't just owning land but turned to production/commerce
Parliament - Answer-Britain's law-making assembly
Marco Polo - Answer-17, Venetian merchant, traveled to China, Silk Route, spices, medicine, published
account and gave awareness of China
Answers
Conditions of life in Early Modern Europe - Answer-*Unstable
Feudal order eroding- nobles, peasants
*World of death- "nasty, brutish, short", poverty was the norm, average lifespan of 25-27 years
*The killers: WAR, plague (Black Death killed ⅓ of population), childbirth, starvation, hygiene
*Marriage/Family- basic unit of society and economy, extended family, unpredictability of life put
pressure to marry young, marriages broken by death, sense of community
Louis XIV - Answer-(1638-1715) Known as the Sun King, he was an absolute monarch that completely
controlled France. One of his greatest accomplishments was the building of the palace at Versailles.
The Society of Orders - Answer-(Estate)- 3 tiers, 1st Clergy (priests), 2nd Aristocracy (knights/law), 3rd
(everyone else/workers, 98%, craftsman, peasants, farmers), each group had laws, aristocrats couldn't
be involved in business, Jews were hindered, class determined by birth
Versailles - Answer-A palace built by Louis XIV outside of Paris; it was home to Louis XVI and Marie
Antoinette
The traditional economy - Answer-An economy in which production is based on customs and traditions
and economic roles are typically passed down from one generation to the next.
, Siege of Vienna - Answer-(1683) Ottoman Empire attemped to invade Vienna but they were stopped by
Leopold I
The Agricultural Revolution - Answer-1400s, pre-industrial needed 6 people working to feed 10,
produced enough to eat, family was prominent production, commerce was trade/barter, no government
central economy, church provides welfare, work was seasonal and task-oriented, time was season-
oriented, farmers changed from 3 field 1 fallow to 4 field green rotation, potato introduced(easy and
nutritious)
War of the Spanish Succession - Answer-a conflict, lasting from 1701 to 1713, in which a number of
European states fought to prevent the Bourbon family from controlling Spain as well as France,
This was the war between France and Spain in order to unite the two states under one ruler, Phillip V
Guilds - Answer-"guilds" oversee trades for standards of production and regulate prices and oversaw
promotion
Common Law - Answer-A legal system based on custom and court rulings
The Commercial Revolution - Answer-necessities made at home farm, trained craftsman for wood and
silk etc., "guilds" oversee trades for standards of production and regulate prices and oversaw promotion,
7 year servant idea came from Bible, change in surplus from productivity, merchants sold surplus,
surplus reinvested economy, economic divisions in population of producers and owners, elite, source of
wealth wasn't just owning land but turned to production/commerce
Parliament - Answer-Britain's law-making assembly
Marco Polo - Answer-17, Venetian merchant, traveled to China, Silk Route, spices, medicine, published
account and gave awareness of China
