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What was the dominant social class on the continent before the emergence of nationalism?
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?
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?
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?
How was land typically held in Western Europe during this time period?
What was the system of labor used on vast estates in Eastern and Central Europe?
What was the system of labor used on vast estates in Eastern and Central Europe?
What could not be found in the map of mid-eighteenth-century Europe?
What could not be found in the map of mid-eighteenth-century Europe?
What did the rulers of the kingdoms, duchies, and cantons have?
What did the rulers of the kingdoms, duchies, and cantons have?
What did the people living in Eastern and Central Europe under autocratic monarchies have in common?
What did the people living in Eastern and Central Europe under autocratic monarchies have in common?
What was the Habsburg Empire like?
What was the Habsburg Empire like?
What was the common tie binding the diverse groups within the Habsburg Empire together?
What was the common tie binding the diverse groups within the Habsburg Empire together?
What was the linguistic diversity like in Hungary?
What was the linguistic diversity like in Hungary?
