HIST 2100 Lecture Notes - Protestant Reformation, Ottoman Empire, 1
19 Sep 2013
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Modernization: historical development, institutions becoming more complex and more like society today. Change in continuity: the change of economy, social, etc. Environment: cultural, economic, nature, what constrains human action that is beyond our control: the renaissance and reformation (the end of the middle ages, cultural/political and economic changes, religious upheaval) Europe around 1300 was a very diverse place, there is not a single identical europe. 1000 ad = 1 million people, 1300 ad = 7 million people. Norsemen began expanding in the 8-11th century, reached north america and russia. By about 985 ad they were settling in greenland until the scraelings ran them out. We are talking about the later 2nd expansion of europe. By about 1300, european societies were changing feudalism dying b/c of pop increase, city expansion, increased wealth etc. Increase trade was bringing in new ideas as well as things like the plague. Pop dropped from 75 million to 50 million after plague.
