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Changes in the 17th century - Coggle Diagram
Changes in the 17th century
Population
High death rate
Poor harvests
Wars
Thirty Year's War
English Civil War
Epidemics
Malnutrition
Poor hygiene
Economy
Mercantilism
School of economic thought in France
Jean Baptise Colbert
Minister of Louis XIV
More precious metals a kingdom owned, more powerfo would be
Imports were limited to accumulate money
Agriculture
After a few years of good harvests, yields decreased
Poor weather and wars also destroyed fields and crops
More productive in Netherlands, Duchy of Milan and England
Irrigation became more widespread
Society
Wars and economic promblems, especiallyin the farming sector
Military conscription and the fiscal policy
Increased taxes to finance theis armies and win wars
Food riots
Speculation of cereal prices
Peasants revolts
Economy
Global trade routes
Global trade routes were established
Atlantic triangular trade
Chartered companies
Created in
England
France
Dutch Republic
Denmark
They were created to control trans-oceanic trade
Textile sector
Performed better in the Atlantic region than in Mediterranean
Craft sectors od England, France and the Dutch Republic grew.