Developments in Europe from 600 BCE to 600CE A. Restructuring of European economic, social, and political institutions 1. Economic a. West 1. Before fall of Roman Empire, small landowners already selling off land holdings to larger estates i. Many people left urban for rural protection ii. Trade continued to decline ? political order disintegrated 2. Early part ? towns shrink in size 3. 500-1500 Middle Ages ? Medieval 4. 500-1000 Dark Ages ? judgmental, inaccurate 5. Manorialism/Feudalism ? European social, economic, political system i. Estates ? fiefs/manors ii. Form of unfree agricultural labor iii. Method of harnessing peasant labor 1. Ensure steady food supply 2. Different than slavery a. Can not be bought or sold b. Could pass on property to heirs
Developments in Europe from 600 BCE to 600 CE
Developments in Europe from 600 BCE to 600CE A. Restructuring of European economic, social, and political institutions 1. Economic a. West 1. Before fall of Roman Empire, small landowners already selling off land holdings to larger estates i. Many people left urban for rural protection ii. Trade continued to decline ? political order disintegrated 2. Early part ? towns shrink in size 3. 500-1500 Middle Ages ? Medieval 4. 500-1000 Dark Ages ? judgmental, inaccurate 5. Manorialism/Feudalism ? European social, economic, political system i. Estates ? fiefs/manors ii. Form of unfree agricultural labor iii. Method of harnessing peasant labor 1. Ensure steady food supply 2. Different than slavery a. Can not be bought or sold b. Could pass on property to heirs
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