AP®︎ European History: Topic 4.4 Practice Test
Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with focused practice questions on Topic 4.4 of AP European History – 18th-Century Society and Demographics.
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Topic 4.4
Question 1 Easy
This question tests the following: KC-2.4.I.B
What was a major epidemic disease that disappeared as a threat in the 18th century?
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Topic 4.4: 18th-Century Society and Demographics
Thematic Focus: Social Organization and DevelopmentSCD
Economic, political, and cultural factors have influenced the form and status of family, class, and social groups in European history, which has, in turn, affected both the individual and society.
Learning Objective: Unit 4: Learning Objective E
Explain the factors contributing to and the consequences of demographic changes from 1648 to 1815.
Historical Developments: KC-2.4.I
In the 17th century, small landholdings, low-productivity agricultural practices, poor transportation, and adverse weather limited and disrupted the food supply, causing periodic famines. By the 18th century, the balance between population and the food supply stabilized, resulting in steady population growth.
Historical Developments: KC-2.4.I.A
By the middle of the 18th century, higher agricultural productivity and improved transportation increased the food supply, allowing populations to grow and reducing the number of demographic crises (a process known as the Agricultural Revolution).
Historical Developments: KC-2.4.I.B
In the 18th century, plague disappeared as a major epidemic disease, and inoculation reduced smallpox mortality.
Historical Developments: KC-2.4.III.A
Although the rate of illegitimate births increased in the 18th century, population growth was limited by the European marriage pattern, and in some areas by various birth control methods.
Historical Developments: KC-2.4.III.B
As infant and child mortality decreased, and commercial wealth increased, families dedicated more space and resources to children and child-rearing, as well as private life and comfort.
Historical Developments: KC-2.4.IV
Cities offered economic opportunities, which attracted increasing migration from rural areas, transforming urban life and creating challenges for the new urbanites and their families.
Historical Developments: KC-2.4.IV.A
The Agricultural Revolution produced more food using fewer workers; as a result, people migrated from rural areas to the cities in search of work.
Historical Developments: KC-2.4.IV.B
The growth of cities eroded traditional communal values, and city governments strained to provide protection and a healthy environment.
Historical Developments: KC-2.4.IV.C
The concentration of the poor in cities led to a greater awareness of poverty, crime, and prostitution as social problems, and prompted increased efforts to police marginal groups.
Illustrative Examples specific knowledge students should know & demonstrate
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