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SOCIETY
Society was divided into various classes
Nobility
Had political and military obligations but mainly dedicated tu hunt and go to social event
The had palaces
Did not pay taxes
Peasant worked for them
The petite bourgeoisie
They had to pay taxes
Were badly affected by the crises
included artisans, small-scale traders and labourers
Following the traditional structure
The peasants
their situation was very precarious
formed the majority of the population
They became very vulnerable in agricultural crises
The haute bourgeoisie
continued to prosper
English and Dutch gained access to political positions
consisted of important traders, bankers and high public officials
The beggars
lived in cities and had to beg or depend on charity to survive
incrised in number
There were social revolts
Where the majority were peasant
Who were sometimes lead by nobles or members of the bourgeoisie
Due to the incrise of taxes
In each kingdom
different motives for the revolts
In Southern Catholic Europe
The economy barely recovered
The nobility and clergy
manteined their positions
continued to reject industries of
The trade
The craft
any manual work they considered undified
Their objective
To live off the rents tehy recieve from their lands and possessions
In Atlantic Protestant Europe
Bourgeois traders
The became more powerful
Gained acces to
political position
privilage class
Develop trade
prospered through the craft and trade industries