· Political structures and forms of governance · Empires · Nations and nationalism · Revolts and revolutions · Regional, trans-regional, and global structures and organizations
War of the Roses 1455-1485
War between the Lancaster family and the York family
· Agricultural and pastoral production · Trade and commerce · Labor systems · Industrialization · Capitalism and socialism
In 1506, St. Peter’s Church started in Rome In the church, artists and architects like Bramante, Michelangelo, da Vinci, Raphael, and Bernini decorated it In 1503, Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona` Lisa, Michelangelo sculpts the David (1504). 1541, John Knox leads Reformation in Scotland, establishes Presbyterian church there. (1560). Roman Catholicism restored in 1553
Silver was a very common product during this time
this time period saw the beginning of global trade, through the growth of oceanic trade
Technological innovations, strengthened political organization, and economic prosperity all contributed to this change that completely altered world trade patterns.