Tenants and Sharecroppers falls under the AP Theme Work‚ Exchange‚ and Technology. Even with the seeds of industry in place‚ the South remained rooted in farming (puns intended). The crop output was largely just a few single types of cash crops to turn a quick profit. Farms were increasingly run by off site owners and the farmers being merely tenants who fell into debt by taking out money on (possibly uncertain) future harvests. Sharecroppers usually had nothing and were only working with equipment
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Between these three regions‚ there are various similarities and differences. All three regions are patriarchal in society‚ meaning men are above women. All three also have slaves and the poor at the bottom of the hierarchy. However‚ a difference was the “form” of slavery. In Europe and Asia‚ there are several forms‚ one of them being serfdom‚ while serfdom does not exist in the Americas. Another difference was the social class hierarchy of the Americas‚ under the Spanish. All three regions are patriarchal
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traditions & customs. The code of chivalry showed the qualities such as bravery and honor. This code influenced the good behaviors of others. The kings & queens were the highest rank‚ while the peasants & serfs were the lowest. The manorial system was the relationship between the knight and his peasants. Serfs had lack of freedom. For an example‚ if they wanted to marry‚ they had to get the Lord’s approval. The feudalism in Europe later on made them successful in making more food‚ roads‚ and laws. It made
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Western civ 2 notes 1848 * Known as the hungry 40’s * Industrialization sweeps over Europe * Railroad transforms the world and makes the world “smaller” because news got around quicker * France – 1830-1848 – “july monarchy” Louis Philippe is a bourgeois monarch. The bourgeoisie benefitted from him because of Liberalism * French workers started to get pushed into the streets because of food shortages and rising prices * In fear of violence‚ the royal family flees and goes
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to categorize themselves. Varna dealt with the type of job a person had in the society that consist of Brahmin (priest); Kshatriyas ( warriors and aristocrats)‚ vaishyas(cultivators‚ artisans‚ and merchants)‚and shudras(landless peasant and serfs). The category of the untouchables was later added. Each one of these classes did their part which led to the society benefitting as a whole. The priest dealt with all of the religious affairs of the society‚ the warriors defended their homes
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Eighteenth century Russia‚ peasants made up the majority of Russia’s population. Peasants are accounted for the industrial lands owned by merchants and the nobility. The peasants in Russia have been treated as animals where they were bought and sold by the nobility. With the abundant of peasants in Russia‚ orders had been placed and enforced by the tsar and state officials to maintain this population. Some of these orders describes the purchases and regulations of peasants. In the online reading
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Life for serfs is very very very hard. I have to get up each morning at noon‚ eat a long breakfast of homemade bread and ale and then I’m off to the fields for a short day of work. We have to plants and harvest them at least one good crop a year or we will starve in the winter. We always plant and harvest at least ten million crops each year. After working all day‚ I sometimes stop in the village to get money before heading home to have my yummy dinner!!! then to bed I got to bed. Darla gets up
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goods to be consistently produced‚ which resulted in high inflated prices for goods throughout the European continent. In addition‚ serfs who were peasants and typically mistreated prior to the plague‚ were extremely scarce following the plague‚ which resulted in this group witnessing their wages rise dramatically as the demand for work outweighed the available workers. Serfs were able to command higher prices as they no longer had to remain with one master as a result of the deaths associated with the
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During the High Middle Ages‚ feudalism was the economic and political system that everything was run by. Feudalism had peasants or serfs exchange their loyalty and labor to lords‚ who gave them protection. Though this system may sound like it would make sense‚ it was incredibly unfair because the lower class of peasants and serfs weren’t treated with respect by their lords and they weren’t given much of a say. Luckily‚ the decline of feudalism began due to several factors. One factor of the decline
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1. (5 pts)What is the Hecksher-Ohlin Theory of Comparative Advantage? This is a theory developed by two Swedish economists to explain how countries develop comparative advantage in certain areas rather than others. The model works as follows: 1) Assume every country‚ for the most part‚ has access to the same technology. 2) Still‚ factors of production are difficult to move across national boundaries. 3) It follows from (2) that factors of production are relatively bound by geography and national
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