economic+post+classical+europe

Economics: Part 1 - Trade in Medieval Europe by Jessica W  **Early Medieval Europe ** **Dark ages in the Roman Empire (500-1500CE)** **Byzantine Empire (500-1240 CE)** **14th Century Crisis**
 * Growing trade
 * Expansion of towns
 * Markets
 * More wealth
 * Serfs gaining independence
 * No trade
 * Some recovery during the middle
 * Major trade hub
 * Good location
 * Food prices low
 * Trading contacts
 * Asia-China
 * Russia
 * Scandinavia
 * India
 * Western Europe
 * Africa
 * Wool trade between France and England prospered

**Early middle Ages** **High middle Ages**
 * No trade
 * Guilds
 * Organized
 * Jobs
 * Prices
 * Standards
 * Growth in trade
 * Bigger towns
 * Population growth

part 2 - agriculture - by Ellen **Agriculture in Medieval Europe:** __Early Medieval Europe__ __High Medieval Europe__ Agriculture - Moldboard plow - 3 field system - Horse collars __14th. Century__
 * Weak agriculture
 * New techniques developed from Eastern Europe and Asian Raiders
 * Advancements
 * Monasteries gave better agricultural methods
 * Agriculture on the rise from previous problems
 * Agricultural Crisis