During the Renaissance period, the Japanese society and the Aztec history had very many different ways of gaining, maintaining and/or losing social, economic and political power. Each society had their own way of doing things. Hierarchies were a key part of how a society gained and maintained power, but shockingly sometimes prevented societies from gaining economic, social, and political power. Trade seperated between countries had a big impact whether upon a society would gain or lose economic power. Finally Brilliant leaders either did amazing things for their society or made poor decisions that put their society in jeopardy.
Unfair hierarchies motivated societies to change their ways for the better. Prior to the Renaissance, during the Middle Ages, the majority of citizens in Europe were considered and treated as mere slaves. What changed was that the “Black Death” came along and killed about one third of Europe's population, making labor more valuable. Their services then became worth bidding on. Lives and jobs became more desired
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Whether they can maintain political power or not. With every society, there are ups and downs, but always find a way to come back strong. Unfortunately, at times, hierarchies lost economic and political power. During the Edo period when the hierarchy changed, the Shogun lost political power, but gave economic power to the entire country. All of these societies because much strong from the use of trade and communication. The Aztecs had a stern hierarchy and traded with neighbouring countries to grip that economic power. The Renaissance had tough hierarchies that transformed into a less inflexible class system where people could choose any occupation the aspire. This made the society's much stronger and gain more economic power. All of these factors contributed to whether a society gained more economic, political, and/or social