Ancient Regime
What are the characteristics of the Ancient Regime?
An agrarian economy
A society based on privileges
A monarchy based on divine right and absoluteTrue or False
There was a decline in population in Europe due to the wars, bad harvests, etc.
FALSE
There was a growth in population due to more production, less epidemics, less wars.
Which country began the Parliamentary System?
England
What new intellectual movement arose in the 18th century?
The Enlightenment
What are the characteristics of the AR economy
Rural economy
The land was entailed
Subsistence farming
Non privileges had to pay taxes (The Tithe to to Church)
The rise of the bourgeoisie linked to manufacture and trade
What are the reasons that boosted the economy
Development of agriculture:
More land was cleared for cultivation.
New agricultural techniques and new crops (potatoes, corn…)
Development of manufacturing:
The domestic system: peasant were provided with raw materials and
tools to make products in their workshops.
Factories: State-run (Estatales) or private. Usually luxury products.
Urban markets, colonial trade…
What happened with Charles I of England?
He tried to impose the absolute monarchy and he died because of the rebellion.
Name at least three thinkers of the Enlightenment
Voltaire
Rousseau
Montesquieu
How was society divided?
Divided into three estates: Nobility, Clergy and Third Estate.
Nobility and clergy were privileged
Third Estate was non privileged
What was the Triangular trade?
It connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas and saw goods, people, and cultural elements move between the three regions from the 1500s into the 19th century.
What James II tried to impose ?
He tried to impose an absolute monarchy
What are the characteristics of the Enlightenment?
Believe in reason (logical thought) was the
only way to understand and explain the world.
Criticism to theocentrism
(teocentrismo medieval)
The were deists: believe in God through
reason. (Deistas)
Condemned religious intolerance.
Nature as a source of justice.
Happiness
Progress
What are the characteristics of the Absolute monarchies?
The monarchs held all the power
Issued laws (Promulgaba leyes)
Appointed judges and ministers (Elegía a los jueces y ministros)
Commanded the army (Mandaba al ejército)
Directed Foreign Policy
No one could judge the monarch.
What products were taken from Africa?
People was captured as a slaves and they were sold in America as a work force.
Who was chosen to be the new king of England instead of James II
William of Orange
What is the most important work of the Enlightenment
The Encyclopedia.
Give an example of absolute monarch
Louis XIV
Peter I of Russia
Federic II of Prussia
Jacob II of England
What products were obtained from America?
Raw materials mainly, such as cotton, tobaco, cacao, sugar and metals
What are the characteristics of the Parliamentary System?
The king shared powers with the Parliament
The power of the king was limitedWhat are the new ideas related to the Enlightenment?
Social changes: Social mobility
Economic changes: Mercantilism Vs Phisiocracy
Political Changes: Parliamentarism