Early Modern Period in Europe
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The early modern period in Europe
Europe is among the continents in the history of man that has gone through a series of transformational. Political, social, and economic changes form the major transformations associated with the continent. Notably, the 15th century marks the beginning of the early modern period in Europe. Civilization and improvement in social classes mark the traits associated with this century transformation. According to history, the 15th century is the period that marks the end of middle age and triggered the beginning of the industrial revolution in Europe. The transformation was being accompanied by a series of changes in the lives of whites in Europe. During this period, white attitudes to monarch changed because of the various important reason.
In the modern period, European leaders were focused on unifying the continent, creating a centralized type of government, and ensuring their region’s stability. The increase in Europe’s population forms the main reason that changed monarchies’ attitudes in the early modern period. Notably, other factors such as economic growth, people becoming wealthier, increasing information of partnership, and political fragmentations formed the reasons for the change in attitudes over the transformation view. France and England form the two main countries that successfully strengthened each other, thus bringing the culture of unification during the early modern period in Europe.
Increase in Population
By the end of the middle age period population in Europe was increasing at a high rate. At the beginning of the early modern period, the European population had increased by almost 50%. Climate changes During the early modern period are responsible for the population increase. Farming was the main economic and social activity of the whites during the middle stone age period. At the end of the middle age, the climate changed as things warmed up, increasing farming activities in the continent—increasing farming activities and increasing their products, thus increasing their food stocks. An increase in food stocks resulted in to increase in population as people were not afraid of hunger or plagues. An increase followed an Increasing population in France and Dutch in challenges and responsibilities considering their management and wellbeing as human beings. The condition triggered a form of government that will help control the people and protect their interests and rights as human beings. People’s attitudes on monarchies changed during this era. They wanted to be protected and have a legal organ responsible for ensuring their rights were not violated. However, monarchy leadership was only protecting the nobles like Spain’s case, making people have a negative attitude against them in the modern period.
One of the cultural values that resulted in changes in the people’s attitude to monarchies during the early modern period is the culture of renaissance and reformation. Spain is the country in Europe that was responsible for the rise of the Renaissance period. The renaissance period in Spain was focused on the factor of modernization and postmodernism. The culture had diffused in Europe as the population was increasing. Furthermore, renaissance and reformation culture focused on educating people on ways people should carry themselves and the perspectives in which they should view themselves. Renaissance culture has taken the interest of many people by the beginning of the early modern period. Most people started to demand a transformation, thanks to the renaissance push on changing people’s welfare. Their attitude towards monarchies changed after learning the benefits they will be prone to upon accepting the monarchies dynasty. People in Spain started retaliating against monarchy rule as the renaissance advocated for justice and consideration, which was not provided in the monarchy leadership.
Economic Growth
The increased demographic growth resulted in to increase in production and to invest by the people of Europe. The early modern period is also characterized by the idea of intensive and modern agricultural production. Diversification in agriculture resulted in to rise in the rate of production in Europe. The high rate of production led to an increase in income generation by the whites in Europe. They were forced to invent and implement a way in which they will channel their investments. Increased investment by the high population led to the rise in Europe’s revenue due to taxation from farmers’ products. An increase in revenues helps most countries to improves their economic conditions.
Denmark forms one of the nations that could have a debt decline state due to increased agricultural production. The high population also provided a high amount of labor that increased production and output. With the increase in production, merchants became more hated by people as they began to charge unfairly. Most producers started to focus on safeguarding their interests. Notably, the Dutch were among the European nations that were being affected by the presence of intermediaries. They viewed the monarchical leadership type as exploitive, thus having a negative attitude towards the monarchy leadership style. Among the period in Europe’s history that helped people hate monarchy leadership was the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth era. It occurred in 1569(xxxx). Poland’s period led to the unification of two states, which helped in improving trade in Europe.
The early modern period in Europe is also associated with the period of industrialization in Europe. Industrialization was the beginning of modernization in Europe. Industrialization was accompanied by improved in both the social and economic lives of people in Europe. The change in their lives was due to wages and salaries they got from working in industries. People began to demand democracy, which was not provided by the monarchy, thus increasing their opposition to the leadership. Industrialization generated a lot of income that would benefit the lives of the Whites upon correct investment and direction. For the sake of development and improvement in the whites’ lives, their attitude was forced to change as development was going to benefit both them and their nation. The development of machines and technology brought a new perception of seeing things by the Whites in Europe.
The bonds of commerce between countries in Europe tightened after the invention of the wheel of commerce. The wheel of commerce was invented during the 20th century by a French historian known as Fernand Braudel (xxxxx). The discovery was integrating Europe into a phase of the world economic system. New commodities were being both produced and imported from other lands. Trade and organization of production raised enriching the whites’ material life; however, as the economy grew through trade, industrialization, and farming, bankers accumulated and manipulated capital in unprecedented volume.
The kings were paid high amounts of tariffs thanks to the manipulations of the bankers and merchants. People’s urge for new leadership starts to increase; the new monarchies’ era remains their only hope. The feeling of being manipulated or taken advantage of by the bankers and merchants in the early modern period led to the people’s change in monarchies’ attitude. They start seeing new monarchies as their enemies. People started believing that monarchies will not help set standards that will help end injustices committed by the bankers and kings. The need for new rules and guidance resulted in changes in people’s attitudes during the early modern period.
Increased trade and importation of goods between countries in Europe were accompanied by aby a series of transformations. Movement from one country to another was involved. The people characterized a passage from one territory to another during the early modern periods. Different territories were being governed by different kings and other types of leaders who had implemented rules and restrictions that, upon violating, heavy punishments were being administered to the violators. However, new monarchies in the early modern era in Europe were being characterized by decentralizing the governments in Europe. Implementations of rules and policies that did not favor people’s movement from one place to another while conducting their business. Based on my research and analysis of various historians, the notion of being protected and safeguarding the trading activities across the boundaries changed the attitude about monarchies during the early modern period in Europe as people saw them unreliable.
People Becoming Wealthier
Industrialization and diversification in agricultural practices in Europe provided more income to the people. People in Europe started saving a lot due to the high profits from their farming activities and wages and salaries they got from working in industries. They started to improve their wealth status as they collected a lot of money. An increase in their wealth status made them start partnering with others for business and other social functions. An increase in people’s wealth status helped break the aspect of different social classes, which was being experienced during the early monarchies in both old and middle age periods in Europe. During those times in countries such as France, they had a hard time weakening their nobles. The nobles who were considered aristocrats in France were mighty. They were serving independently. They had their courts and laws, which made the non-nobles in society to be viewed as slaves. The nobles were untouchable, creating a perfect environment for injustices to be committed by the nobles. The aspect brought a negative impression to the people about monarchies. The culture of not trusting the monarchical government to deliver justice due to their nature of favoring triggered a negative attitude amongst people about them during the early modern period.
Different perceptions of social class that was brought by an increase in wealth of people during the early modern period brought a different perception and attitude on monarchies. In the past, people had seen monarchies as the leadership in favor of the rich only. People in Europe believed that monarchies were promoting inequality as the rich were being favored against the poor. However, with the new economic status developed by people as a result attaining more wealth. People started viewing new government styles during the early modern period in Europe to help safeguard them intrust, thus ending disliking monarchy. I believe that change in interpretation and seeing things made people have a different attitude on monarchies than past perceptions.
Political fragmentations
The early modern period in Europe was characterized by the aspect of political fragmentations across Europe. The early modern period in Europe involves incorporating new political systems and rules in monarchical leadership that was being practiced. The period was associated with economic, social, and political system integration in the government. Markedly, many separate rulers were governing small areas in Europe. France was among the nation experienced political fragmentation. In the early modern period, the era of absolutism under king Louis XIV arose. The period was marked by strong leaders who had absolute control and power over their nation(xxxxxx). The era installed a negative attitude on people regarding monarchies as they viewed it be colonization. The state of governing gave churches the opportunity and nobility to rise in terms of their authority.
The church took over Europe as the authority they were having due to political fragmentation was growing fast. The holy roman empire is among the regions that were affected by the aspect of religion. The rise of power by the catholic church was accompanied by an increase in believers’ numbers trusting in the church for justice. Catholic church authority was strengthening in Rome thanking sovereignty. To save the monarchy from being surpassed by religion, the king was forced to transform that will help strengthen and survive the monarchy; among the changes that the king made involved increasing taxes. The transformation was not accepted well by the people. They were increasing the taxes and selling of the taxes, which many kings in Europe created a bad image in people’s eyes. People started seeing them as opportunists and selfish people who only cared for themselves. The changes triggered a negative attitude of the people against monarchies.
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