economy of early medeival Flashcards
1
Q
economy
A
slow
-suffered from germanic attack
magyars, muslims, vikings
2
Q
agriculture
A
shifted from mediterranean to north lands (France)
so the tools didn’t works well
3
Q
since the mediterranean plow didn’t work. what did they use?
A
heavy plow
4
Q
heavy plow
A
digs into the earth and turns up the weeds
- more expensive
- hitched to oxen/ horses
5
Q
the agricultural surplus couldn’t support
A
cities
6
Q
rural society
A
-barely traded on a large scale
the manors were self sufficient
7
Q
small trade -
A
mediterranean trade
- local markets and fairs
- traveling peddlers (selling small goods) shopped from settlement to settlement
- islamic crops were traveling to mediterranean europe
8
Q
NORSE MERCHANTS
A
mariners
- kinsmen of vikings
- traded with europe, scandinavia, byzantine and abbasid
9
Q
population
A
increase
