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476
Start of Middle Age
The german tribes invaded the Western Roman Europe and star the Middle Age -
Period: 476 to Oct 12, 1492
MIDDLE AGE (CHRISTIAN EUROPE)
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Period: 476 to Jan 1, 1199
THE RISE OF FEUDALISM
Nobles have the peasants under their power. King gave fiefdoms nobles to help him but the King lost power. A self-sufficiency economy develops and highlighted on the livestock farming or trade had three estates: the first King, the second clergy and the nobility, and the third the town made up of peasants. The first and second State was privileged and they didn't pay taxes as opposed to the third State. -
Period: Jan 1, 1199 to Jan 1, 1299
THE DECLINE OF FEUDALISM
In this century of transition the fiefdom decays due to agricultural improvements that increase food and with this population, because of this farmers abandoned the stronghold due to lack of land. In cities it was reborn and a new dedicated to it not privileged social class appeared trade and markets: the bourgeoisie. They were organized into guilds and did not depend on any feudal Lord. -
Period: Jan 1, 1301 to Jan 1, 1499
ECONOMIC CRISIS
Pop up an economic crisis by wars, epidemics and poor harvests, this made it drops the population. Having less farmers he grew less and to compensate for this the feudal lords rose taxes not to lose wealth and this resulted in social unrest. The monarchs took advantage of this to regain his power -
Oct 12, 1492
Discovery of America
"Discovery of America" was denominator historical event that began with the arrival of America October 12, 1492 an expedition led by Christopher Columbus by order of Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile and Aragon Reyes.
