Early Modern Ages

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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