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Feudalism on the decline: Agricultureal productivity is increasing. Too much surplus, surfs are unessiary.
The church is on the down. The church is the only central power, starting to be attacked by 1450, in 1517,
the Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther-he meant a social change, the church is not an intermediary. The
political power of the church goes down, the church, the glue, falls apart when people challange it. John
Calvin agrees and disagrees, God has predetermined those for salvation.
Henry 8- Church of England, he wants a son, but his wife can't get one out. There is no direct line, thus, there
could be civil war. So, a new church that blends this protestant/catholic problem, and he wants a son, he
wants a divorse. Benefit to those in the CoE, there wan't a place for other beliefs.
Louis 14: Absolute Monarch of France. Versailles, 4 wars for little reason other than empire gain, revocation
of Edict of nantes.
Mercantilism
English Revolution: 2 centries before everyone else, the earliest thought of the future. The earliest idea of
Enlightment. 700-800 wealthiest men, those who feel a need for balance. Oliver Cromwell: 12 year rule that
isn't a monarch.
OE: Sultan with absolute power: Osman, Suliman Calvary and Janissaries. Expands to Kosovo. As far as
Chaldarin
SE: Theorocacy, Abslolute Monarch, and the LAw of Man is the LAw of God. Sha with absolute power:
Ismail, and Abbas. No national economic system. They build great city square, but the greatest city is in the
ME: Babur, Ackbar. Religious Tolerance, abolishes the taxes on hindus. Intergrates religion, but those after,
JE: Hideoyshi and Ieyasu. EXCEPTION: Expansion before centralization. Had to get the dynos (feudal
lords) to sacrafice power. Well, shoot. They are a smart Military Goverment. The greatest achievement: they
CE: Ming -> Ching Empire. Kangxi holds all political power, and instates Religious Tolerance, and the
RE: Ivan seizes power from the mongols. He wants the animal pelt trade. Peter the Great: Westernization.
St. Petersburg, an improvement on their port systems. Calls in western engineers to make a western military.
People giving up some freedoms to have a goverment rule them, but the goverment gives some up freedom.
God justifiying power to people justifying power. People don't put other people into power, the ruler only
American: Decleration of Independence is a bit of the enlightment, to prove the social contract has been
Signifigant.
Changing the govement in the own country. Was it really revolutionary, or was it conservative? Divide
between mercantilism, and people ruling. Since the wealthy don't have any say, there's a serious problem.
The class structure based on old ideas, and changes it to equal chance at rule. Things take a turn for the
worse, then Ropespierre takes power. The directors take power after that, then Napoleon comes to power.
They wanted a change of power, the natives are not given power
Industrial Revolution
• "Full Democracy"
• Wealth=Production = mass wealth. GB is the first industrializer, they therefor are the greatest at it.
• Full sufferage is not reached, women are not invited yet. -Pankhurst and Adams says women deserve
to vote.
• Slavery is against the belief of the Enlightment, fuels the industrial revolution, but that's about it.
Africa not taken over by europeans. Money is in full circulation. The slave trade leads to some sort of
centralized power. Most slaves go to SA and the Carribian, and the most profatible insdustry for them
was sugar.
ECONOMICS
Feudalism
A single country will use feudalism as an internal system, and something else externally. Like the OE.
Landgrants.
Mercantilism
Spain fails: they spend money on stupid wars, stupid goods from china, and inflation
Capitalism
Communism
Marx and Eagles.
SOCIAL HISTORY
Individualism
Helps:
Protestant Reformation
Industrial Revolution
Scientific Revolution (empirism, fight the original theories for the new!)
World Trade
Communism
Enlightment
Revolution
French Revolution (Napoleonic Code, people are people, meritocarcy. Through imperialism, he's trying to get
rid of feudalism.)
Socialism
Urbanization
Hinders:
Slavery
Imperialism
World Trade
Social Darwinism
Communism
French Revolution
Absolute Monarchy
Cronology
Urbanization begins
Exploration -> Slave Trade -> Importion of Silver -> Columbian Exchange
Religious Reformation
Absolutism begins
Protestant Reformation
Capatilism starts
Absolutism ends
Imperialism begins
American Revolution
Haitain Revolution
French Revolution
Berlin Conference
Female Sufferage