Answer: E. A politically active middle class
Which of the following was NOT a basic social characteristic of pre-revolutionary Europe?
A. Aristocratic elites possessing a wide variety of inherited legal privileges
B. A peasantry subject to high taxes and feudal dues
C. Established churches intimately related to the state and the aristocracy
D. An urban labor force usually organized into guilds
E. A politically active middle class
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