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11.2 CHANGES IN THE 17TH CENTURY - Coggle Diagram
11.2 CHANGES IN THE 17TH CENTURY
Population
A rising death rate in Europe put a stop to the population growth
Of the 15th and 16th century
Poor haversts
In societies whose main economic activity was agriculture
Poor hygiene
Poor hygienic conditions and ineffective medical care also contributed to the spread of the plague
Epidemics
Malnutrition caused by failed harvests and the effects of successive wars helped the plague to spread
The little Ice Age
The temperature decreased by 1 degree
It affected crops that resulted in poor harvests
Wars
Successive wars broke out, affecting almost the whole continent.
Society
Many factors as well as political conflicts resulted in social unrest and popular revolts
Many revolts protested military conscription and the fiscal policy
Which increased taxes to finance their armies and win wars
Tax revolts often coincided with food riots, caused by the lack of food in cities during periods of poor harvests
In rural areas, fiscal policy and oppression was caused by noblemen in feudal estates or by members of the middle class
This led to peasant revolts
Atlantic tringular trade
Trading system operated from the late 16th to early 19th centuries
Chartered companies worked in and around the West Indies and the East Indies
Where they exchanged silver for spices
As a result a triangular flow of trade was established in the Atlantic.
