POLS 1207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mercantilism
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There was no central authority, feudalism was the political structure in. Capitalism and the making of the nonwestern world. Not a history class, but it"s importance in understanding the formation. Why some countries look bigger than their actual size? (think of video) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) of nation states and their expansion (cid:1) European societies (cid:1) led to a new class: the merchants (cid:1) means. The usage of better communication to exchange goods and the profits (cid:1) made by the middleman encouraged more production to maximize profits. Most important institution= church- capitalism gained economic power started taking that power away and later on gained political power. Merchants profited form trade to amassed a lot go wealth. There are social transformations that started in the 11th century that. Mercantilism: the thriving after political power through economic. 1648 westphalia treaty led to the weakness of the church.