European History notes from Mrs. Dorfer
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European History [1]
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european history ap [10]
European Notes 12/8/10 ? 1/5/11 The Growth of Towns and Cities By end of century, Europe has 22 cities with more than 100,000 people London: World?s largest port, Thames, center of banking, finance, insurance, manufacturing and exports Increased manufacturing Liverpool and Manchester By 1800, Manchester became the ?metropolis of manufacturing? 75 thousand inhabitants Cities and towns began to take pride in development Wealthy merchants and banker liver in elegant town homes in city They would use wealth to buy way into the nobility Unusual to buy titles in England Monarch may reward Marry daughter into noble family Paris become European capital of luxury goods French language spread through upper classes French nobles became known for ?conspicuous consumption?