HIS102Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Profit Margin, Middle Ages, Coluccio Salutati
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Impossible to single out ideas of humanism and renaissance. How am i going to be defined in society: secular education never died- mercantile towns took advantage of it- wealth augmented in. Tension beings to grow- merchants lend money to nobles = nobles become debters. Excluded women and poor people who did not own land: system so efficient = government became instrument for mercantile ambitions for citizens. No group excluded will ultimately agree to be excluded : 1343 economic problem system in florence went into depression. Insured florence not only a municipality experience with social and political activity which affected the society as well as the rest of europe. Constituents where highly encouraged to participate in political life: creates need for system of discussion to compromise what is better for the biggest numbers of population . Became political extension of public office holders.
