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The Rise of Europe

The Rise of Europe. End of Feudalism, the Growth of Trade and the Commercial Revolution. Impact of the Crusades. Interaction with world Soap, Spices, Silk, Salt Exploration  cultural interactions More trade routes Growth of towns Concentrated in urban centers End of Feudalism.

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The Rise of Europe

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  1. The Rise of Europe End of Feudalism, the Growth of Trade and the Commercial Revolution

  2. Impact of the Crusades Interaction with world Soap, Spices, Silk, Salt Exploration  cultural interactions More trade routes Growth of towns Concentrated in urban centers End of Feudalism

  3. What does stability and peace lead to? Open trade routes Pax Mongolia

  4. Zheng He and IbnBattutaWhat impact would these gentleman have had?

  5. Big ideaAfter the Crusades goods, goods, and more goods are showing up from Asia via the Silk Road.Who is going to control the trade routes into Europe?

  6. Venice, Florence, Naples Impact of geography Located on Mediterranean Sea Developed urban centers Who would be the wealthiest and most powerful citizenry? Italian City-State

  7. Hanseatic League Alliance of trading states in Northern Europe Created a trading monopoly between the North and Baltic Seas Traded timber, furs, honey, cloth, and wheat

  8. Where is waterborne trade expanding to? What goods are traded?

  9. Hanseatic and Italian City-State trade routes

  10. Attempt to break Venice’s monopoly on spices • Black pepper, cinnamon, cloves Monarchs invest $$ for exploration Spanish and Portuguese compete for global monopolies Leads to Age of Exploration I love spices! Portuguese and SpanishSpice Trade

  11. Goal…Reach the Spice Islands – Why? How do we get there?

  12. Early exploration of new trade routes

  13. The creation of new business practices coincide with the rise of exploration

  14. Changes in business and trade practices in Europe • Overseas trade • Banking • Changing social structure • Merchants were king – buying & selling of goods Commercial Revolution

  15. Towns and the Middle Class More trade = more towns/cities Population boooooom Dirty, unplanned cities How do you go to the bathroom? Towns offered economic opportunities What would this lead to? “Town air makes you free”

  16. Guilds A group of people with the same occupation Like a union Controlled wages, prices, and quality of goods in field Only “masters” could join guild Apprentice  journeyman  master Other examples… Silversmiths, goldsmiths, tailors, winemakers, druggists, glassmakers, wheelwrights

  17. Rise of Capitalism Economic system Based on private ownership and investment of wealth For profit Governments no longer sole owners of wealth Rise of the… Merchants… People invest $ in trade, companies, businesses What is the downside to capitalism?

  18. Joint Stock Company • People pool $$ for common purpose ($$$) • Like a modern day company • You own stocks, or shares, of a company How do you gain or lose money? New Business Practices

  19. What is the point of these cartoons?

  20. Social Changes Merchants & Bankers rise in status Why? No more serfs Why? Stable countries No more knights Why? Increase in social mobility How did the plague impact society and social mobility?

  21. STOCKS* *CLICK ME

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