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1. The fastest travel, for both people and goods in the 18
th
century was typically by
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2. The explanation for the shocking death rates (chronic undernourishment, periodic famine, and unchecked disease) and life expectancy figures of the Old Regime has been called the
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3. The worst epidemic disease of the Old Regime was
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4.
observed the Turkish method of inoculating the young with smallpox in Constantinople and brought back to Europe the concept of inoculation.
5.The argument for the medical practice of bleeding in the 18
th
century was to reduce
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6. The primary source of food in the 18
th
century diet was
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7. In a reciprocal arrangement known as the
Europe and America both acquired new foods from the other continent.
8. Foundling hospitals were established to deal with the problem of
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9. There were several disincentives to sexual activity in the Old Regime such as medical advice, poor health, laws, and fears of pregnancy and venereal disease but the strongest disincentive came from
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10. The method of birth control offered by Christianity was
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