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Early modern society - Coggle Diagram
Early modern society
The third estate
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Burgeoisie,composed of prominent merchants and business owners,became richer and more powerful as the European economy prospered.
Petite burgeoisie, composed mostly of small merchants and craftsmen. Declined because they could not compete with new forms of production.
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Poor farmers and labourers,suffered during the 17th century because of poor harvests, rising prices and the higher taxes which they had to pay to the crown, nobility and clergy.
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