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CHANGES IN THE 17TH CENTURY - Coggle Diagram
CHANGES IN THE 17TH CENTURY
Population
reasons for the high death rate in Europe in the 17th century:
Wars
Successive wars broke out, affecting almost the whole continent
conflicts
such as the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648)
as well as civil wars, such as the English Civil War (1642–1651)
Epidemic
the effects of successive wars helped the plague to spread
affecting the weakest sectors of society
Poor harvests
the crops that are cut and collected died
Poor hygiene
Poor hygienic conditions and ineffective medical care also contributed to the spread of the plague
The little ice age
on average, the temperature was 2º celcius
A rising death rate in Europe
put a stop to the population growth of the 15th and 16th centuries
Society
social unrest and a series of popular revolts
Many revolts protested military conscription and the fiscal policy of the monarchie
Tax revolts often coincided with food riots
speculation on cereal prices
peasant revolts
economic problems
especially in farming
led to
social unrest
civil wars
popular revolts
Economy
AGRICULTURE: CRISIS AND CHANGES
15th and 16th centuries
irrigation became more widespread
fed the growing population
being ploughed to sow crops
after a few years
yields decreased
became more productive in
Duchy of Milan
England
Netherlands
Crops brought back from America
in Europe
GLOBAL TRADE ROUTES AND CHARTERED COMPANIES
trade with America and Asia intensified
global trade routes were established
developed in 16th
In the 17th century
chartered companies
Atlantic triangular trade
trading system operated
16th to early 19th
exchanged silver for spices
triangular flow
MERCANTILISM
school of economic thought
that emerged in France
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
the economy of France should serve the state
way to achieve
promote craftwork
export products
should focus on that aim
precious metals
