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Jan 1, 1400
Guild System Starts
A system where workers who have the same job worked together -
Period: Jan 1, 1483 to Jan 1, 1546
Martin Luther
Founder of the Lutheran religion and also started the Church Reformation with the 95 Theses -
Period: Jan 1, 1509 to Jan 1, 1564
John Calvin
Founder of Calvinism, he believed in predestination which is before someone is even born, they have a final resting spot already waiting for them -
Jan 1, 1528
The Courtier
Book written by Baldassare Castiglione about how Renaissance people should act, included tips on behavior and proper edicate -
Jan 1, 1540
Jesuits Formed
Ignatius Loyola founded the Jesuits, they are a group that played a major role in strengthening the Catholic faith -
Bank of England starts
Helped England avoid major debt because it would loan money to the government at low interest rates -
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Cottage Industry
Manufacturing happened at home rather than a factory and would allow for whole families to work -
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Putting-Out System
Merchants would have the cottage workers make the stuff for them and then would sell it after it is completed -
Reading Revolution
Literacy rates skyrocketed all over Europe and books were in really high demand -
Emile, or On Education
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's book on raising a child and how both of the parents have jobs to supply for their child -
Sadler Report
Michael Sadler wrote a report on the conditions he saw in the factories and led to new labor laws in England -
Factory Act of 1833
Was an act that helped the conditions of factories, they would put restrictions on age limit and amount of hours one could work a week