AP Euro Chapter 18
1. Nuclear Family: A family structure consisting of parents and their children, rather than extended family members.
2. Servant Girls: Young women employed in households to assist with domestic duties.
3. Community's Effort: The collective work of a community to support each other, often in religious or social matters.
4. Migration to the Cities Increased: People moving from rural areas to urban centers for better work and living opportunities.
5. Illegitimate Births: Births of children whose parents were not married.
6. Wet Nurse: A woman who breastfeeds and cares for another woman’s baby.
7. Infanticide: The act of killing an infant, often due to social or economic reasons.
8. High Mortality Rates: A high number of deaths, especially among infants or due to diseases.
9. Schools: Institutions where children are educated.
10. Common People: The ordinary working class, not part of the nobility or elite.
11. Literacy: The ability to read and write, which was increasing in this period.
12. Drinking: Alcohol consumption, a common social activity.
13. Blood Sports: Sports involving the killing or harming of animals, such as bullfighting or cockfighting.
14. Food Consumption Patterns Changed: Shifts in what and how people ate, reflecting economic and social changes.
15. Consumer Goods: Goods produced for consumption by the general public, such as clothes, food, and household items.
16. Pietism: A movement within Protestantism that emphasized emotional religious experiences and personal piety.
17. John Wesley: A leader of the Methodist movement, advocating for a return to emotional and methodical devotion in Christianity.
18. Bloodletting: A medical practice where blood was drawn from the body to treat illness, based on outdated beliefs.
19. Madame du Coudray: A French midwife who taught improved childbirth techniques and wrote a manual for midwives.
20. Edward Jenner: A scientist who developed the first smallpox vaccine, leading to the disease’s eventual eradication.
21. Smallpox: A deadly and contagious disease, which was largely eradicated by the 19th century due to vaccination.