Pre-Nation State Europe in the 18th Century

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What was the dominant social class on the continent before the emergence of nationalism?

A landed aristocracy

What was the primary language used by the aristocracy for diplomacy and in high society?

French

What was the majority of the population composed of during this time period?

The peasantry

How was land typically held in Western Europe during this time period?

<p>By tenants and small owners</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the system of labor used on vast estates in Eastern and Central Europe?

<p>Serfdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

What could not be found in the map of mid-eighteenth-century Europe?

<p>Nation-states as we know them today</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the rulers of the kingdoms, duchies, and cantons have?

<p>Autonomous territories</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the people living in Eastern and Central Europe under autocratic monarchies have in common?

<p>Nothing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the Habsburg Empire like?

<p>A patchwork of many different regions and peoples</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the common tie binding the diverse groups within the Habsburg Empire together?

<p>A common allegiance to the emperor</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the linguistic diversity like in Hungary?

<p>Half of the population spoke Magyar, while the other half spoke a variety of dialects</p> Signup and view all the answers

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