Understanding Western Society
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> | What were the key social hierarchies in Renaissance Europe? |
TTHE DIVISION BETWEEN EDUCATED AND UNEDUCATED PEOPLE was only one of many social hierarchies evident in the Renaissance. Social hierarchies in the Renaissance were built on those of the Middle Ages that divided nobles from commoners, but they also developed new concepts that contributed to modern social hierarchies, such as those of race, class, and gender.