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AP European: #17
Absolutism in EASTERN Europe to 1740
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what 3 countries did absolutism prevail? | Austria, Prussia, and Russia. |
| Give a general description of the social conditions of eastern Europe during the 18th century. | Powerful nobility, weak middle class, and serfs (worst conditions for them). |
| VOCAB: Describe middle class. | Urban capitalistis middle class |
| The Black Death/plague was a turning point for who? | The peasantry/serfs. After the Black Death, there was a heavy exploitation of the peasantry in Eastern Europe, NOT western Europe. |
| Hereditary subjugation | The idea that peasants were bound to their lords from 1 generation to the next, as wellas, to the land. |
| What factors led to the rise of serfdom in eastern Europe? |