The Population Explosion That Took Place in Europe Around the Turn

question 39

Multiple Choice

The population explosion that took place in Europe around the turn of the eighteenth century can be attributed to

• A) a massive rise in the birthrate throughout Europe and fewer deaths in infancy and childhood due to better prenatal health care.
• B) a marked growth in the prosecution of infanticide, which had been prevalent across the European continent before the eighteenth century.
• C) a decline in the death rate thanks to better weather, improved agricultural techniques, and the disappearance of the plague.
• D) mestizo children and the offspring of Europeans and African slaves being counted as "European" in census tallies for the first time.

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