Name______________________________________ Period_____ Andrus AP European History Ch 15 Reading Study Guide #1 P. 446-459 1. What does the term Ancien Regime mean? The Old Regime was the patterns of social, political, and economic relationships that had existed in France before 1789. It was referred to the life and institutions of pre-revolutionary Europe. 2. What were the four basic conditions of society in Europe at this time? a. aristocratic elites with a wide variety of inherited legal privileges b. established churches intimately related to the state and the aristocracy c. urban labor force usually organized into guild d. rural peasantry subject to high taxes and feudal dues 3. What were sumptuary laws?
Kagan AP Euro ch.15 study guide #1
Name______________________________________ Period_____ Andrus AP European History Ch 15 Reading Study Guide #1 P. 446-459 1. What does the term Ancien Regime mean? The Old Regime was the patterns of social, political, and economic relationships that had existed in France before 1789. It was referred to the life and institutions of pre-revolutionary Europe. 2. What were the four basic conditions of society in Europe at this time? a. aristocratic elites with a wide variety of inherited legal privileges b. established churches intimately related to the state and the aristocracy c. urban labor force usually organized into guild d. rural peasantry subject to high taxes and feudal dues 3. What were sumptuary laws?
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