HIS101H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Sergei Witte, October Manifesto, Georgy Gapon

• School: UTM
• Department: History
• Course: HIS101H5
• Professor: Petrakos

Document Summary

So many things changed from the 17th century to the 19th century. 17th century had a vastly different economy than the 19th century. 17th century: agricultural economy (most people would farm in order to make a living) 19th century: many profound changes in the human race, industrialization. Because there are changes in the economic base, we see changes in society, culture and politics. We are moving from a society that is characterized by a feudal system to a society that is distinctly more modern. Feudal system = monarchs ruling over the people (agricultural economy favors economy: because this changes, so does the politics (no longer a monarchy, society changes as well; Rise of entirely new class of people (produces new social class and new kind of society) Characterized by the middle class = bourgeoisie. Arguably the most pivotal even in human history. It is in the beginning of the 19th century we can talk about the people and.