A Compilation of AP Euro Knowledge

Production of food and products alike increased into what some historians refer to as the Consumer Revolution. These new developments happened most in the urban settings of northwest Europe and colonial cities in North America. New notions about...

Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations: "“It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest....

Women spinning yarn in the cottage industry In this time, cottage industry grew and became an important feature of the English economy. Here, peasants manufactured hand tools in their cottages. Urban capitalists were willing to employ many of...

Seven Years' War Due to the Navigation Acts established by Oliver Cromwell, the targeted Dutch waged an economic war against the English. The British ended up taking over land owned by the Dutch in New Amsterdam, renaming it...

Chart: Aristotelian model of the universe From 1540-1690, scientific developments were at large. One of the trends of thought was "natural philosophy", in which its thinkers focused on the fundamental nature of the universe. Aristotle, a fourteenth century...

As different rulers came into power, they had different views on serfdom and taxation. Catherine the Great, for example, freed nobles from taxes permanently as a result of the Pugachev rebellion. Emelian Pugachev, a Cossack soldier, gathered a rebellion...

The major political conflicts were over issues like succession, serfdom, and breaking of diplomatic agreements. Rulers in this era often tried to follow "enlightened absolutism" when reforming their governments. The major players in political disputes were Prussia, Austria, and Russia....