Essay Archive - A Statistical View of European Rural Life, 1600-1800
A Statistical View of European Rural Life, 1600-1800
Between the 17th and 19th centuries, the average European's
diets varied greatly due to natural causes. Most peasants lived in
unsanitary conditions, far away from conventional medical help, and would
live in a single room with a large family. Most farmers were illiterate
especially in Southern Europe and their farming technology was not updated.
Protestant Northern Europe had higher literacy rates because Protestantism
encouraged individual bible reading, while catholic Souther....
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