Features of European social and economic life in the seventeenth century included
A) the decline of Atlantic trading centers and the flourishing of Mediterranean ports.
B) the decline in urban population.
C) frequent peasant rebellions against higher taxes.
D) the abolition of the putting-out system.
E) a better living style and level of life for the urban working classes.
Ans: C
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