SOCI 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Foxconn, Elizabethan Era, London Bridge
6 Sep 2016
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Dependent on human and animal energy for operation. Practically everyone was a peasant except for ruling elite. Cities tend to be located on rivers, canals, or the coast. Slowly transitioned from subsistence economy to market economy. Ex: if you grow your food and eat it, you are a peasant. If you grow your food and then sell it, you are a farmer. Boys could go to school, girls could not. Sons of very poor were expected to begin working and did not go to school. Tried to receive a coat of arms for the family as a sign of prestige. Religion went from roman catholic to protestant and back to catholicism. Study of the bible brought about the english language. Landmark at london bridge, where shakespeare first set foot in london. * (read it if you care that much) The reduction of power differentials between governments and governed. The reduction of power differentials between different strata.
