The development of the modern state system is a defining characteristic of the Modern Age. What factors contributed to the development of the modern state system? What role did the plague outbreak, known as the Black Death, play in the development of the modern state system? What role did technological advancements play in the development of the modern state system? Your initial post should be at least 200 words in length. Discuss all of the questions using examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7 and expand upon the economic, political, and social aspects of the modern state system. Make connections between the development of the modern state system in the 15th and 16th and the modern state system of the present day.