中世纪晚期商人阶层的特性与西欧社会转型

Merchant Class′s Character of Later Medieval and Transition of Western Europe Society

随着中世纪西欧商业的复兴,商人阶层逐渐兴起,他们摆脱了封建庄园土地的束缚,以其自身的独立性、开拓性,引起各阶层流动,打破社会的封闭性,在一定程度上改变着传统封建社会的原始结构和价值观念,为走向新的社会阶层奠定了良好的基础,成为社会转型的推动力。

As the commercial revival of the Western Europe, merchant class was rose gradually. They got rid of land＇s constraint. At the same time,they had special character of independence and initiation. This caused each class to flow and broken society＇s closeness. So they changed traditional society structure and values to a certain extent, and built a well base for new society pattern. Finally,they became an important impetus of society＇s transition.