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Chapter 16
S-CRIPTED: Social |
-Social, prosperity increased for ordinary people and not just merchants. The average Western peasant/artisan owned five times as many "things" as his counterpart in southeastern Europe. French peasants enjoyed wine regularly, not just at special occasions.
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Chapter 16
S-C-RIPTED: Culture |
-Culture, in the 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo introduced classical forms into the fine arts. Political realism appeared in The Prince of Niccolo Machiavelli. The Italian Renaissance stressed humanism emphasis on classicism and human endeavor.
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Chapter 16
SC-R-IPTED: Religion |
-Religion, in the 16th cent., religious upheaval and a commercial surge began to define the directions of change. Luther began to challenge Catholic beliefs, and argued monasticism was wrong.
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Chapter 16
SCR-I-PTED: Interaction |
-Interaction, European merchants began to supplant Arab and Indian traders in East Asia. Global trade expanded, creating important links between nations.
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Chapter 16
SCRI-P-TED: Politics |
-Political, Northern Renaissance provided a move toward greater state powers. Power politics was beginning to abandon the feudal/religious justifications that had previously clothed it in the West.
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Chapter 16
SCRIP-T-ED: Technology |
-Technology, improvements followed in many branches of manufacture, particularly in metals and mining.
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Chapter 16
SCRIPT-E-D: Economy |
-Economy, new Atlantic trade routes reduce the importance of Mediterranean ports, causing a huge blow to the Italian economy. Massive import of gold and silver from Spain's colonies to Latin America forced prices up.
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Chapter 16
SCRIPTE-D: Demography |
-Demography, commercialization created factories located in cities or near water. More land used to grow crops such as sugar, coffee, and tea in lands such as Indonesia and the West Indies.
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