HIST 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Divine Judgment, Caudron G.4, Low Technology
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A: political revolution (entrance of mass population into political scene, economic revolution (industrial revolution) Obeying the king out of tradition, custom, and authority. Landed aristocracy (possesses land control over agriculture) Most live in village (safety, and not far from land (farm): death (1700s) Menopause starts at 40 (short time-span to have kids) Not many children are born to parents who are not married. Pressure for parents to get married: childhood. Indifference (death of child is less significant than death of horse) Did not become attached to children because so many: healthcare died. G. 4. a) likely to die from pain and shock. G. 5. b) unlikely to survive scared of fresh air. Demographic crises: extremely low birthrate, and extremely high death rate. Reasons then : (g. 6. a. 1) divine punishment (g. 6. a. 2) agents of the devil (g. 6. a. 3) witches, jews. Popular mentalities: anthropologists look into these times through popular ballads and folktales, 4 heroes:
