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SOCIETY IN THE 17TH CENTURY
The different rates at which the economies developed also caused social differences
PYRAMID (classes)
Haute bourgeoisie
important traders, bankers and high public officials
They continued to prosper, especially in certain countries
The English and Dutch bourgeoisie eventually gained access to political positions
Petite bourgeoisie
included artisans, small-scale traders and labourers
They had to pay taxes
They were badly affected by the crises
Nobility
Didn't pay taxes
They had political or military obligations
They dedicated their time to hunting and social events
They lived in palaces
They obtained rents or income from their lands, which were worked by the peasants
Peasants
formed the majority of the population
Whose situation was very precarious
They became very vulnerable during agricultural crise
many of them had to resort to begging
Beggars
They increased in number
They lived in the cities
They had to beg or depend on charity to survive
Europe
Atlantic Protestant Europe
bourgeois traders prospered
gained access to political positions
through the craft and trade industries
They became more powerful
became part of the privileged class
Southern Catholic Europe
the economy barely recovered
The nobility and the clergy maintained their positions of power
They continued to reject
Any manual work they considered undignified
The craft and trade industries
Their objective
live off the rents they received from their lands and possessions
accumulate noble titles
Social revolts broke out
When the monarchs needed to increase their resources, they resorted to raising the taxes of the peasants and bourgeoisie.
The majority of those who rebelled were peasants
They were sometimes led by discontented nobles or members of the bourgeoisie
In each kingdom, there were different motives for the revolts
France-politically motivated
British Isles-political and religious rivalries
Spain-secessionist movements
Russia-Ethnic division
