Changes in the Social and Political Fabric in 16th and 17th Century Eur

The sixteenth part and seventeenth centuries were periods of questioning and searching for truth. The pr secondice of challenging conventional institutions, including the Church, was revolutionary. Individuals began to part reason to guide their actions and opinions and realized the oppressive nature of the Catholic monarchy. Individuals strove to act in their own best interest and in the name of what was true(p) to them. The consensus was that society would be better off with an saving that shifted away from agriculture, looked globally, and fall monopolies and the importance of Guilds, as economic opportunities would surface for all classes of men. This type of economy was only possible in light of ghostly reform, as devotion was the foundation of all traditional aspects of the political and economic world. Religious reformers offered alternatives to universality that attracted men from all social and economic classes. They delineated the problems associated with rule downs tairs a Catholic dominated state that the majority of men could repair to. A questioning of the nature of government resulted, and the role that religion should comport in politics was addressed. Different opinions surfaced, and because of both differing religious views and an increased cognizance of the Churchs abuse of political power, religion lost its cohesive ability and low in importance in local politics. As individuals experienced breeding absent of former traditional and religious restraints, benefits were realized, many of which were economic. Additionally, economic ventures guide men to encounter other cultures, increasing appreciation of differing spiritual views. Luther and Calvin offered alternatives to Catholicism, looking at that superstition guided man... ... questions considered heresy. In effect, the common man felt deceived by his passivity and realized that his world was quite different from the image constructed by the Church. Two of the most significa ntly effected aspects of peoples lives during the 16th and 17th centuries were their religious practice and economic pursuits. People increasingly used reason to run across what their beliefs were and how they should carry out their lives. Absent of the stringent limitations posed by traditional Catholic culture, individuals could secure themselves better economic opportunities and lifestyles.ReferencesSpielvogel, Jackson J. Western nuance Fourth Edition. Vol. 2 Since 1550. Belmont, CA Wadsworth Publishing, 2000. Walker, Mack. Guilds. Social History of Western Civilization. Vol. 2. Golden, Richard M. upstart York St. Martins Press, 1992. 28-39.