peasants, with the formation of nation-states, began to be considered citizens, with the right to political participation, and consumers with purchasing power, completely altering the rural economy and the existing estate society.

the kings, who held broad powers during the Middle Ages, ceased to be valued and recognized, due to the questioning of absolutism and the pressures exerted by the bourgeoisie in parliaments.

taxes ceased to be collected from the population, due to the pressures exerted by peasant revolts against monarchies, thus shaking the standard of living of the nobility.

the emergence of cities, combined with recent barbarian invasions, contributed to the accelerated fragmentation of land ownership, previously concentrated in large fiefs.

the bourgeoisie was emerging as a political and economic force, threatening the status, prestige with the crown, and the stability of the nobility in power.

The Old Regime was considered by some historians a period of important political and economic transformations, seen as part of the transition from feudalism to capitalism, since

Question about Formation of Modern States: Review

Subject History

History

Source PUC-Campinas

PUC-Campinas

Topic Formation of Modern States: Review

Formation of Modern States: Review

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Medium

(PUC-Campinas 2020) - Question Medium of History