economic and social change

Economic and Social Change

European HistoryMaking Europe, Europe’s Age of Exploration, 1450-1550

Chap. 13, pp. 370-375

What three factors lead to a dramatic population decrease from 1347-1351?

When did the European population begin to SLOWLY recover from these issues?

TRUE or FALSE: Medical advances helped in boosting the overall population in Europe.

Population Increase

Life Expectancy during the Renaissance

Lower Population

Level

More agricultural

land available

Greater Food

Supply

Higher Demand for Labor

Higher Wages

Prosperity

• Catholic• Age Range:• Men _______• Women _________

• Marriage Rate: ____________• Preparation:

____________________________________

Western

Europe • Jewish o. Eastern Orthodox• Age Range:• Men _______• Women _________

• Marriage Rate: ____________• Preparation:

____________________________________

Eastern Europe

Marriage Customs

Age fell some as economic conditions improved.

T/F: The majority of people made their living off the land in the 15th century.

Recovery in the Countryside

•T/F: Due to the increase need for labor after the Black Death, serfs all across Europe gained their freedom.

market economy n. An economy that operates by voluntary exchange in a free market and is not planned or controlled by a central authority; a capitalistic economy. Source: The Free Dictionary. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/market+economy

How does the definition of work change during the second half of the 15th century?

How were women adversely affected by this changing definition?

The Growth of the Market Economy

T/F By 1550 one in every ten Europeans lived in a growing urban area.

What were some of the greatest urban problems and what affect did they have on the overall urban population?

T/F In urban areas inhabitants did not feel compelled to help one another.

Growth in Cities

Working Men

What purpose(s) did the guilds serve in the growing market economy of the 15th century?

Guild System

Master

Journeyman

Apprentice

Renaissance Women at Work

Renaissance Women at Work

The Port of Antwerp