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по Mario Rubio Sanjuan 7 месяца назад

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Early Modern Ages

During the Early Modern Ages, significant transformations occurred across political, cultural, economic, and social spheres. Politically, monarchs consolidated power, diminishing the influence of nobility through the establishment of modern states supported by royal institutions like the government, army, and diplomatic corps.

Early Modern Ages

Early Modern Ages

Cultural Changes

Critical Thinking
People began to question thoughts and tried to explain natural phenomena
The Desire For Knowledge
Humanists are not satisfied with knowing about a single area. I wanted to know everything
Optimism and Creativity
They believed in a better life and their creativity resulted in many inventions
Anthropocentrism
Humans were the center of philosophical reflection and artistic creation
Interest in Classical Culture
Greek and Roman culture became the reference point

Social Changes

Women
Women had to obey their husbands
The woman continued to have a low social status
Privileged Estates
Only they could choose to get a good position in politics
It was made up of the nobility and the clergy
Unprivileged Estates
The urban population grew during this time thanks to the development of craft
Most worked on the land
The bourgeoisie began to have more power and the nobles less

Historic Events

The invention of the printing press
In the year 1440, the printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg.
The discovery of America
In 1492 the Spanish discovered America and conquered it.

Political Changes

This new political organization was called the modern state.
The following institutions allowed the monarch to have more strength:
Diplomatic Corps
Royal Army
Royal Government
In the authoritarian monarchy, the nobles had to obey the monarch
His goal was to gain more power at the expense of the nobles
Collect more taxes due to the increase in agriculture and craft production

Economic Changes

Trade
They used American silver to create coins and stimulate the economy
The most important change was the arrival of new products from America
Trade grew thanks to the development of the primary and secondary sector
Secondary Sector
They used the domestic system
Artisan guilds established and controlled prices
Primary Sector
They used Three-field system
The primary sector was the least developed
Agriculture continued to be the main economic activity