Emerging in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries in Europe, the __________ was a new societal class that recognized the differing economic and political interests of business, government, and citizens.

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The bourgeoisie emerged in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries in Europe as a new societal class that recognized the differing economic and political interests of business, government, and citizens. The term refers to the middle class or the capitalist class, who became wealthy through commerce and industry. The bourgeoisie played a pivotal role in the development of capitalism and the modernization of society during the Industrial Revolution.

Emerging in the Late Sixteenth and Early Seventeenth Centuries in Europe