Discuss the major characteristics of marriage in Western Europe between 1500 and 1800. What aspects of the Reformation and other major events helped shape these changes?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Economic challenges leading to later marriage
2. Increase in premarital sex and illegitimate children
3. Large numbers of children, with high infant mortality
4. Arranged marriages with consideration for couples' feelings
5. Way in which the Reformation challenged Catholic authority in shaping social mores
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Louis IX was effective in consolidating his power by using ________
A. military power B. justice C. the crusades D. money raised by selling off church lands
Why is the Gulf of Tonkin incident seen as exceptional?
What will be an ideal response?
Plans to invite representatives from the states to discuss how to resolve various disputes among the states and between the states and the Confederation were first formally discussed at a meeting at the home of George Washington
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
In what ways did the New Left and the counterculture have roots in traditional American practices and beliefs?
What will be an ideal response?