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Century - 1600s
The 1600s refers to the time period of 1601 to 1700. Significant events during this time period, known as the 17th century, include the Scientific Revolution, the Thirty Years' War, and the English Civil War. It was during this century that scientists such as Isaac Newton and Galileo made their discoveries known.
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Was there a class system in the 1600s?
Yes there was a class system in the 1600s and even today there is a class system, the government files you into a class for taxes today though.
Why did the French come to the Midwest in the 1600s?
the french came to the mid west because they were expanding there home land
What were the challenges of the explorers in the 1600s?
Several. Navigational instruments were very primitive at best. Maps of any area outside Europe were often inaccurate and more often, simply unavailable. Local populations were often hostile and inland expeditions in many cases ended in death or decimation. Ships were small and overcrowded and disease was rampant on most of them, scurvy being a prominent cause of death.
Food could not be kept for any period of time, leading to either malnourishment or to the necessity of hazardous landing operations. One good storm could blow the rigging and the masts overboard, condemning the crew to death by starvation - or it could overturn the whole ship; hundreds of them perished in that way every year. A 16th century explorer returning with about 30 -40% of the crew he had started out with was considered to have done a good job.
What did they sell in the 1600s?
Trade was already brisk by then, and had been for centuries.
Food - dried fish, grain (rye, wheat), pulses (peas and beans), spices, wines, salt, dried fruit, honey, sugar, tea, etc.
Manufactured goods: knives and swords (as you mentioned) but also cloth (linen, wool, felt, etc.), lace, tapestries, glassware, kitchenware (pots, plates, mugs, etc.), jewelry, porcelain, horseshoes, nails, guns, blocks (pulleys), plough parts, ship stores, paper, ink, pins and needles; musical instruments; etc.
Raw materials: timber; processed metal (lead, copper, tin, silver, and iron, as well as gold); tar, pitch, and turpentine; wax; furs; flax; saltpeter (for gunpowder)
This was just the stuff that was traded. Every town also had its craftsmen who used these materials to make local products for sale: salt pork and corned beef; barrels and kegs; beer; candles; soap; cheese; shoes and boots; hats; clothing of all sorts; flour; bread (commercial bakeries have been around since at least the 13th century) - all the things that were too heavy to be worth transporting; wouldn't keep along the journey; or needed to be personalized
Pictures of the plotters in the 1600s?
This site doesn't provide pictures and in the 1600's there were no cameras. A camera won't be invented for another 200 plus years.
What was Delaware's economy in the 1600's?
Stone cutters, Brick makers, Carpenters, Blacksmiths, Drovers, Farmers,
What did 1600s dancers costumes look like?
Ballet as we know it today did not exist at the time. People either danced in their everyday or Sunday clothes. In Court circles you had "masques", dance/theatre performances where the participants dressed up like (usually) mythological figures or like symbolic figures such as 'the sun', 'the moon', 'vanity', 'peace' etc.
How did the European powers strengthen their economies in the 1500s and 1600s?
There is no question above, only the word "Question." As there is no proper, legitimate question, one cannot possibly provide a proper, legitimate answer.
What was Georgia like in year 1600s?
GA was Native American land in 1600. No colony had been established and the first one won't be until 1607 at Jamestown.
How did Native Americans kill colonists in the 1600's?
with bows and arrows. they eventually recived guns at one point
YES!!!!! There was gold indeed because during the 1600s Jamestown, Virginia was abundant with gold.
What did children wear in the Aztec times?
Kids in the Aztec time wore nothing because it was to hot to wear anything.
Why did the number of enslaved africans increase in the 1600s?
The English colonists gradually turned to the use of African
after efforts to meet their labor needs with enslaved Native
Americans and indentured servants failed.
Supplies needed for an expedition in the 1600s?
Compass, food, fresh water, telescope, chronometer, telescope, and quadrants
What were ships like in 1600's?
the ships were in wood and back in the day in 1600's and 1700's alot of people because of dessease and had not enough foods
