Life And Culture In Eighteenth Century Europe

Question 0

Most densely populated part of Europe in the 18th century

Answer 0

Low Countries

Question 1

In the early 18th century what form of farming was mostly used

Answer 1

Open field system

Question 2

Low Countries led which major innovations in the 18th century

Answer 2

Enclosure acts, crop rotation and manure as fertilizer

Question 3

Advocated crop rotation using turnips wheat barley and clover

Answer 3

Charles Townsend

Question 4

Invented seed drill

Answer 4

Jethro Tull

Question 5

Pioneered selective breeding of livestock

Answer 5

Robert Bakewell

Question 6

Forced poor rural people to move to cities and work in factories in 18th century Europe

Answer 6

Enclosure movement

Question 7

War that reduced German population by on third

Answer 7

30 years war

Question 8

Key food staple in 18th century

Answer 8

Potato

Question 9

Did not play an important role in eighteenth century population growth

Answer 9

Medical advances

Question 10

Before 1750 most European families were

Answer 10

Nuclear families

Question 11

Encouraged parents to provide a warm nurturing environment for their children

Answer 11

Jean Jacques Rousseau

Question 12

Helped increase life expectancy in the 18th century

Answer 12

Improved sanitation and new foods

Question 13

Most likely to be accused of witchcraft

Answer 13

Elderly widowed women

Question 14

Features light colored pastels, lighthearted and frivolous scenes

Answer 14

Rococo

Question 15

Key figures depicted as classical Heroes, emphasized Greek ideals of restraint simplicity and symmetry

Answer 15

Neoclassical art