Unit 4 Flashcards
P. 480Description of the “Old Regime”
Old traditionsNobles and peasants wanted traditional/manorial rightsHierarchical structure of societyCommunity rightsChurch, aristocracy, then everybody else
P. 482Characteristics of aristocracy in 18th c.
Gained position by birthright1-5 % of population, but wealthiest sector, most powerGreat Britain: most innovative
P. 484Facts/characteristics of French nobility
Nobles of the sword/robeHobereaux
P. 484-5Features about the nobility of Europe
Streltsy: Russian military rulersJunkers: PrussianBoyars: RussianPeter the Great made Table of RanksCatherine the Great- charter of nobility ( volunteer service )
P. 485Aristocratic Resurgance
Nobility’s reaction to threat of their power; the monarchies
P. 485Economic basis of 18th century life
- LandRead more on pg. 449 in the textbook with Napoleon on the cover if you need to2. Grain production
P. 487Facts of English game laws
Landowners had the exclusive right to hunt, leads to poachersLike what Katniss does in the Hunger Games, she hunts, then sells food in a black market.1831- parliament says other people can hunt, but the animals belong to the landowners
P. 488-9Family economy characteristics
Household = basic unit of production/consumptionNW vs. E Europe households- read more on pg. 451-2 in Napoleon textbook
P. 492Concerns of married women in pre-industrial Europe
To manage financesEstablish/maintain householdMain concern = earning enough money/ producing enough farm goods to ensure an adequate food supplyMAKING MONEY TO SUPPORT HUSBAND AND HOUSEHOLD
P. 492-3Characteristics about children in 18th c
Not always welcome, could end up in a foundling hospitalNew interest, however, arose in educating them, often through the churchLiteracy rates roseReared to help parents’ economy, then set up their own households
P. 493Bread prices during 18th c
Slowly but steadily rose
P. 494Agricultural methods used by the Dutch leading up to the agricultural revolution
Built dikes, drained land- poldersExperimented with clover/turnipsCultivated sandy soil with fertilizers
P. 497Crops introduced to Europe from new world and their impacts
PotatoMore certain food supply- enabled population to growOne acre could feed a family for a year(Maize also introduced)
P. 493Innovations and contributors of the agricultural revolution
Jethro Tull- seed drill and iron plowCharles “Turnip” Townshend- crop rotationRobert Bakewell- selective animal breeding
P. 496Open field system
Open field system: Only used about half of the arable landThe community decided what would grow2-3 fields that were unconnected
P. 498-99Causes, effects and characteristics of 18th c consumer revolution
disposable income, increased conscientious fashion, social mobility in England, demand for goods, marketing, Josiah Wedgwood
P. 499Industry which pioneered the industrial revolution
Textile
P. 500Water frame
1769 by Richard Arkwright Allowed pure fabric productionPowered by water, so it was by rivers
P. 500Spinning jenny
1765 by James Hargreaves Made 16 units of thread, instead of just one like beforeThen in 1800, 120 could be made at the same time
P. 500Flying shuttle
1730s by John KayIncreased productivity of the weaversBottleneck of fast weaving, but not thread-making
P. 500 The power loom
1780s by Edmund CartwrightIncreased weaving production
P. 501Uses of steam engine
Pumping out minesTransportationAgricultureConstruction/destruction
P. 501Impact of steam engine
Revolutionized transportationPermitted industrialization to growSteady, unlimited power supply
P. 501Inventors of steam engine
1700 by Thomas NewcomenTo pump out minesVery inefficient1769 by James WattTo run textile machinery Watt, Boulton, Wilkinson
P. 501-2Henry Cort and Iron production during the 18th c
Introduced a new puddling process (Stirring/melting iron ore)Made purer ironShaped iron into molds too
P. 500(Domestic) Putting-out system of textile production
Agents of merchants did all the dirty work They took wool to the spinners’ houses, then thread to the weavers’, then cloth to the seamstresses. Then the merchant sold it. Inefficient
P. 497Reasons for England being the birthplace of the industrial revolution
Raw resources (iron ore/coal)ColoniesLondonPolitically stableSocial mobilityEconomic free trade
P. 502-4Impact of agricultural and industrial revolutions on women
Their jobs weren’t needed anymore
P. 508Locations of main Jewish populations in 18th c
Not: Spain, France, RussiaIn: Netherlands, Poland
P. 516-17Stages of European contact with the rest of the world since the renaissance
1- discovery, exploration, conquest, settlement2- mercantilism3- imperialism4- decolonization
P. 517Factors that allowed European nations to dominate the rest of the world
Technological supremacyNaval powerGunpowder
P. 516Fundamental institution present during 1st 2 periods of European imperialism in the new world
Slavery, the manpower of mercantilism
P. 517Main rivals during the era of colonization
Spain, France, Great Britain, and to a lesser extent, the Netherlands
P. 517-18Description of mercantilism
The economic theory which holds that the prosperity of a nation depends upon the nation’s supply of capital. More exports, less importsGold and silver bullion
P. 518Purposes of colonies and home country in mercantilism
The colonies are to preserve resources for the home country.The colonies do all the work, so the home country can grow prosperous and export lots of materials.
P. 523’Peninsulares’
Spanish colonists born on peninsula of SpainGiven privileges/ rights in the colonies
P. 519Purpose of the Spanish empire until mid 18th c
To raise economy in mother countryTo provide capital resources
P. 523Creole
Born in Spanish coloniesConsidered lesser citizensNot as many privileges as peninsulares
P. 532Two areas of conflict during mid 18th c among great nations
1- colonial territories2- central/Eastern Europe (HRE)
P. 496Enclosure Movement
Nobles that owned land passed actsWas more efficient Consolidated unconnected strips of landCommercialized agriculture
P. 532Cause and purpose and significance of War of Jenkins’ Ear
Some Spanish police guys boarded Jenkins’ ship, which had “stolen goods” and then they cut off his ear. He then took his freaky ear back to Parliament, and Walpole reluctantly agreed to fight Spain.It dissolved treaties, and started lots of conflicts. It led to the War of Austrian Succession.
P. 533-34Alliances and significance of the Diplomatic Revolution of 1756
Britain + Prussia vs. France + AustriaAll the alliances are different than in the War of Austrian Succession
P. 534-35Biggest victors of the Seven Years’ War
Britain and Prussia
P. 536Purpose of the Stamp Act
Money was supposed to stay in America, but the colonists thought that was a bunch of bull, so they formed the Stamp Act Congress
P. 537Characteristics of the Intolerable Acts
Politics were reorganizedBritish troops were quartered in private homes
P. 537”Common Sense”
Pamphlet by Thomas PaineGalvanized American support for separation
P. 541Results/outcomes of the American Revolution concerning slavery, rights, and society
Not equal rightsIn South, slavery was enhanced
P. 536-37Reason for American resentment towards British attempts to tax them
No taxation without representationSelf governance / popular sovereignty
P. 537-538Ideas and events that American ideals were based upon
The Glorious RevolutionTwo Treatises of Government by John LockeMontesquieu’s Spirit of the LawsThe Commonwealthmen + Cato’s Letters
P. 552Two most important (people and) influences in Enlightenment
1.Isaac Newton- Newtonian worldview2.John Locke- Tabula Rasa3. Great Britain- limited monarchical power4. Print culture
P. 552Uniqueness of Britain politically and socially leading up to the Enlightenment
Glorious revolution + bill of rightsDomestic/religious/political/economical stability
P. 554Public opinion
Created by print cultureCreates a more informed people
P. 553Print culture
Increase in printed materialsEspecially novelsBut also: newspapers, encyclopedias, pamphlets, journals
P. 557Voltaire’s views and literary works on Britain
They were advanced : politically, socially, etcWrote Letters on the English
P. 557-8Voltaire’s literary works and their subject matters
Letters on the English- gov’t of EnglishElements of the Philosophy of Newton- popularized NewtonCandide- sarcastic optimistic views
P. 558 Philosophes criticism of Christian church
Original sin: causes no improvementIntolerance: root of warsAssumed major role in politicsFocused on life AFTER
P. 559Major points of the Deists Creed
1- there is a God2- there is life after death
P. 561’Ethics’
Spinoza wrote itWas pretty extreme, radical, and banned. Said God and Nature were the same thingSpinoza was then considered a martyr by other Philosophes
P. 561Moses Mendelsohn
aka Jewish Socrates, Father of reformed Judaism Said Jews should assimilate uniquely
P. 562Pascal’s view of Islam
DangerousPromiscuous-polygamy
P. 564Editors, contributors, topics/themes and effects of ‘the encyclopedia’
Diderot and d’Alembert100+ authorsTo probe the life on earthSpread enlightenment ideals farther than any other single work
P. 564-5’On crimes and punishments’
By BecarriaTo reform criminals, not just automatically kill themPopular= rational lawPenal systems shouldn’t play the role of godUtilitarian GREATEST GOOD FOR GREATEST NUMBER
P. 566Adam Smith and views on Mercantilism
Encouraged abolishment of mercantilismWanted laissez-faire enterprise