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TIL Little Ice Age (16th - 19th century) led to bad harvests, hunger & starvation for millions of people; increased disease and crime. The 17th century was marked by pronounced political instability and upheaval, such as the English revolutions & wars in Spain, Italy, China, and the Ottoman Empire.

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