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The Early Modern Age - Coggle Diagram
The Early Modern Age
Society in Spain
The petite bourgeoisie
became poorer
as a result of the 17th-century economic crisis
some people become
thieves
bandits
beggars
People entering the clergy
was a way for poorer people to survive
increased
The bourgeoisie
small and insignificant.
Spanish nobles
believed that work brought dishonour
did not usually invest
Early Modern society
Third Estate
The lower middle class
composed mostly of small merchants and craftsmen
declined
The peasantry
rising prices and the higher taxes
suffered during the 17th century
poor farmers and labourers
The upper middle class (bourgeoisie)
composed of prominent merchants and business owners
became richer and more powerful
First and Second Estates
exempt
paying tax to the crown
d they lived on the rent
lesser nobility and the lower clergy
rural priests and monks
they were poor
maintained their traditional privileges