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Changes in the 17th century - Coggle Diagram
Changes in the 17th century
Population
The population growth
Of the 15th and 16th centuries
Was stopped
Population decreased
This are the 5 reasons
Epidemics
Malnutrition caused by failed harvests
Caused mortal diseases
Poor hygiene
Poor hygienic conditions
And ineffective medical care
Contributed to spred the plague
But they put hygienic measures like
Quarantines
Masks
Wars
There were lots of conflicts
That affected the whole continent
For example
The Thirty Year's War (1618-1648)
The little Ice Age
The temperature decreased by 1 degree
It affected crops that resulted in poor harvests
Poor harvests
In societies with agriculture
As main economical activity
A series of poor harvests
Resulted in famines
That affected to disadvantaged social groups
Society
During the 17th century
There were international wars
And severe economic problems
Especially in the farming sector
That was the most important
That factors
And political conficts that resulted in
Civil wars
Resulted in
Social unrest
Popular revolts
Many revolts protested
Military concription
Which increased taxes to
Finance armies
Win wars
Fiscal policy
Tax revolts often coincided
With food riots
And the high price of the bread
Led to urban revolts
In rural areas
Noblemen accumulated property
By confiscating those of impoverished
This led to peasant revolts
Economy
Atlantic triangular trade
This trading system oparated
Between the 16th and 19th centuries
Chartered companies worked in
West Indies and East Indies
Routes
In Africa
Exchanged the least valuable goods for slaves
And then left for America
In America
They sold
Slaves
Most valuable products
The ships were leaded
With
Precious metals
Sugar
Cocoa beans
Tobacco
Ships left European ports
With all kinds of products
And headed to the west coast of Africa
