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FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE MODERN AGE - Coggle Diagram
FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE MODERN AGE
SOCIETY AND THE FEUDAL ECONOMY
The social groups were divided acording to privileges.
The king
No work
No taxes
clergy
Bishops, feudal lords...
No taxes
common people or peasants
craftsmen, traders, doctors, jurists, etc.
Paid taxes
Work on land of rich people
MONARCHS AND THEIR KINGDOMS
Political and social conflict
armed conflict between nobles, violence between groups of citizens, rebellions etc.
estate courts and parliaments
The privileged groups could negotiate woth the king
Monarchies in 16th century
Most European live in kingdoms
composite monarchies.
Kigdoms that joined together but with diferent rules
THE FACTORS BEHIND GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
the population went through a period of growth
ECONOMIC FACTORS
Europeans needed gold and silver to produce coins
They depend of spices and silk from the East
POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS FACTORS
religious rivalry with Islam, was reinforced by the Ottomans. The conflict was particularly noticeable in the Iberian kingdoms, where the spirit of the Crusades continued, although it was felt in all European Christian kingdoms.
SOCIOLOGICAL FACTORS
spirit of the Renaissance inspired people to discover and explore
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL FACTORS
made in navigation with new ships, Many geographers also started to believe that the world was round and not flat.
