Chapter 13: The Worlds Of The Fifteenth Century

Chapter 13 revolves around societies of the fifteenth century which consisted of city-centered and also state-based.  Which meant that the societies were way more populated, but at the same time people became separated according to gender and ranks in society.  Take the Chinese for instance, which during this time the Ming dynasty came into play and became a very large and powerful dynasty.  Their whole trading system grew due to one of their biggest and expensive expeditions on sea.  Lead by Zheng He, the Chinese were exposed to new things like: spices, plants, and animals.  During the fifteenth century, the plague was introduced to Europe, which decimated the population.  The disease was spread due to rats who came from other nations and boarded on trade ships that were going to Europe.  The good people were dieing which made people at the time look at life differently, and eventually the renaissance came into play.  The Renaissance brought back seminal ideas like: music, poetry, art, etc.  It began in Italy around 1350 and 1500