Social and cultural patterns of German and Italian States by Caleb Gammel

Germans shared common language

calebg2_1 — 2024-10-03 17:56:23 UTC

All Germans spoke the same language which made life easier for them. Thus, made trade and communicating easier for Germany.

Italians controlled by Spain and Austria

robertj26 — 2024-10-03 18:01:19 UTC

Almost half of Italy was ruled by Spain and Austria at the time. The other half remained independent.

Lutheranism helped spread the protestant faith in the German States

calebg2_1 — 2024-10-03 18:01:48 UTC

The invention of the mobile printing press helped spread religion through the Holy Roman Empire. This happened because Martin disagreed with indulgences and got kicked out because of it.

Italian Culture was influenced by foreign control

robertj26 — 2024-10-03 18:02:15 UTC

Italian culture was influenced by foreign control like Spain and Austria. Many bordering countries also influenced Italy.

No common currency or uniform law

calebg2_1 — 2024-10-03 18:02:47 UTC

At the time Germany had no common currency making it very usual to pay for goods when not in your town. Germany also did not have uniform law making the states very different from each other.

Rome remained the center of the Roman Catholic Church

robertj26 — 2024-10-03 18:03:04 UTC

Rome can also be known as the home of the Roman Catholic Church. It is also common to have religions such as Judaism and Islam.

German States were devastated after the 30 year war

calebg2_1 — 2024-10-03 18:04:46 UTC

After the 30 year war the German land was destroyed and so was the economy. After all the war the land was destroyed and the birth rates were done. They also had to pay for most of the damage.

Italy was influenced from classical civilizations and maintained Italy's position as the cultural center of Europe.

robertj26 — 2024-10-03 18:05:28 UTC

The Renaissance was the rebirth of classical Italian cultures. This caused their civilization to be heavily influenced by classical civilizations today.

Rivalry between Holy Roman Empire and Prussia

calebg2_1 — 2024-10-03 18:07:07 UTC

The Roman Empire disagreed with Prussia, but they had to survive so they still traded. The Holy roman empire didn't attack only because they needed to trade with them.