2.4 Life in the Age of Absolutism Videos to Help
Learning objective 1: In the 17th century, small landholdings, low-productivity agricultural practices, poor transportation, and adverse weather limited and disrupted the food supply, causing periodic famines. By the 18th century, Europeans began to escape from the Malthusian imbalance between population and the food supply, resulting in steady population growth.
Learning objective 2: The consumer revolution of the 18th century was shaped by a new concern for privacy, encouraged the purchase of new goods for homes, and created new venues for leisure activities.
Learning objective 3: By the 18th century, family and private life reflected new demographic patterns and the effects of the commercial revolution
Learning objective 4: Cities offered economic opportunities, which attracted increasing migration from rural areas, transforming urban life and creating challenges for the new urbanites and their families.