一、16世纪中叶,中、西方的社会发展水平大体相当,但发展趋势有明显的差距1.大体相当政治上都是封建社会,都盛行皇权或王权。经济上,农业生产都有所发展,手工业都有显著进步,商品经济都很活跃,都萌发了资本主义生产关系。2.明显差距但是,中西方社会生产力发展的特点和趋势有着明显的不同,西欧已出现了明显的优势。 First, in the middle of the 16th century, the level of social development in both China and the West was roughly the same, but there was a clear gap in the development trend. 1. Generally speaking, they are feudal society, and they all predominate in imperial power or royal power. Economically, there has been development in agricultural production, there has been significant progress in handicrafts, the commodity economy is very active, and capitalist production relations have sprouted. 2. Obvious differences However, the characteristics and trends of the development of productive forces in China and the West have obvious differences, and obvious advantages have emerged in Western Europe.