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As pop. rose ppl got paid less; this caused a 4x price increase with lower wages and poorer living conditions "price revolution"
Banking was the best business to be in
Girls were a prob. For the poor b/c they still had to pay a dowries
If women couldn't find a man or employment they settled with prostitution
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The inquisition affected "witches" as well; this spread as far as N-America
Most "witches" were widows in the lower class
All church burned witches but as the inquisition ended most of this did too
S Social patterns were determined by demographic change, status, wealth
Started keeping track of people
Population increased by 1/3 bring the total to 100,000,000
Social hierarchy was becoming less important than wealth
Nobles held the offices but lose feudal power over the peasants; middle class was getting offices
Terrible working conditions
Ppl would live with their entire family and own the same estate for generations; this was ending to the house structure of today
Women began to work (17 century) and marry later
Men, if found that their wives weren't virgins, could divorce the wife without the return of the dowry. Men however, had to be sexually experienced and possibly required by law; premarital sex happened a lot and was becoming more and more common in women
Widows inherited the estate and the business and became more accepted
Blacks were in Europe back in the Greek times and remained a small pop.
Blacks fascinated the Europeans b/c of their knowledge of the world
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Increase in pop. led to manufacturing jobs
Universities were gearing edu. Not just no nobles but also middle class
People like Luther promoted free public edu.
Girls were becoming more edu.
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