The Early Modern Age
Definition
Economic Transformation
Social Change
the mid-fifteenth century
Domestic system
in 1453
in 1789
the Fall of Constantinople
the French Revolution
the end of the previous era
many important social
economic
political
cultural changes
Banking
Intensified commercial activity
The expansion of craftsmanship
Increased agricultural production
new products
The development of mercantile capitalism
Providing loans
Creating new forms of payment
fallow
cereals
three-field system
guilds
city markets
trade routes
foods
spices
metals
money
raw materials
tools
workshops
new commercial activities
interest
the bill of exchange
a document which guaranteed that the banker would pay a merchant
it was no longer necessary to travel with cash
or another authorised person a quantity of money
on a specified date and at a specified place
unprivileged class
social groups
priviledged class
the rural society that developed in the Middle Ages
an urban society developed
This became one of the defining characteristics
of the Early Modern Age
peasants
bourgeoisie
upper bourgeoisie
petite bourgeoisie
nobility
clergy
privileges
they were judged by special tribunals
They lived in their castles in the countryside or in palaces in the city
they didn´t pay taxes
They were serfs of the feudal lord or noble
They had to pay them rent or a part of their harvest
were important merchants, bankers and officials
were small merchants, less important officials, all types of artisans, artists, servants and labourers
The most violent protests were carried out by the peasants
However, these revolts were severely suppressed