HIST1001 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Little Ice Age, Price Revolution, Calvinism
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Decreased in sun spots caused the earth to cool. This caused widespread famine due to crop failure. Fish swam down because of the changing temperatures which helped the dutch. Republic become prosperous since they had fish to trade with now. Made people think that they need to start changing their actions or god would punish them. People still looked at religion and superstitions over science. Created to regulate where poor people live and behave. Many people were fearful at the time because of the issues of the 17th century (30. Years war, price revolution, little ice age) and put this on the poor. They wanted to regulate what they had control over since they were afraid of their lack of control in other aspects. Price inflation from 500%-700% due to famine from little ice age, influx of gold and silver, and population growth. Made people struggle who could not put food on the table.
