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SOCIETY
The different rates
At which the economies developed
Caused social differences
In Atlantic Protestant Europe
Bourgeois traders prospered
Through the craft & trade industries
Their powerful position enabled
To develop trade
Gerating more wealth
They
Became more powerful
Gained access to political positions
Became part of the
privileged class
In Southern Catholic Europe
The economy barely recovered
Nobility and clergy
Maintained their positions of power
Continued to reject craft & trade industries
Also manual work they considered undignified
Their objetive
Live off the rents they received from
Their lands
Their possessions
Accumulate noble titles
Society was divided into various classes
Nobility
Didn't pay taxes
Political or military obligations but
Dedicated their time to hunting/social events
They lived in palaces
Obtained rents or income from their lands
Worked by peasants
Haute bourgeoisie
Consisted of important traders/bankers/high public officials
Continued to prosper in certain countries
English and Dutch bourgeoisie
Gained access to political positions
Petite bourgeoisie
Like artisans/small-scale traders/labourers
Disadvantaged by having to pay taxes
Badly affected by the crises
Peasants
Situation was very precarious
Mayority of the population
They became vulnerable
During agricultural crises
Many of them had to resort to begging
Beggars
Increased in number
Lived in the cities
Had to beg or depend on charity to survive
When the monarchs needed resources
They raise taxes of peasants & bourgeoisie
Violent social revolts broke out
If this occurred in a year of bad harvests
The majority who rebelled were peasant
Led by discontented nobles
Led by members of the bourgeoisie
In each kingdom
Different motives for the revolts
In France
Politically motivated
In British Isles
Political motives combined with religious rivalries
In Spain
Led by secessionist movements
In Catalonia and Portugal
In Russia
Due to ethnic divisions
