What were some causes of persistent food shortages during the ancien régime?
a) relatively primitive farming techniques, coupled with vast tracts of land kept undeveloped for noble hunting grounds
b) farmers’ insistence that they grow crops unsuited to their regions
Consider This: How difficult was it for absolute monarchs to institute their changes? See 1.1: What Was the Ancien Régime?
c) the warming trend that caused many crops to dry up in this period
Consider This: How difficult was it for absolute monarchs to institute their changes? See 1.1: What Was the Ancien Régime?
d) constant warfare that meant crops were ruined by troop movements
Consider This: How difficult was it for absolute monarchs to institute their changes? See 1.1: What Was the Ancien Régime?
a) relatively primitive farming techniques, coupled with vast tracts of land kept undeveloped for noble hunting grounds
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