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Economic Problems Facing Europeans In The Middle Ages

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Surname 1 Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Date Economic Problems Facing Europeans in the Middle Ages The Middle Ages have over time been understood to be a dynamic period in Europe given that during the era which stretched from 500 to 1500 CE, the continent witnessed the growth and reorganization of political, cultural, economic and social structures. To be precise during the given period, new leadership forms of political leadership emerged, community and national identities were transformed, economic expansion became visible and demographic/urban growth materialized. Unfortunately, the growth also brought with it disheartening events such as revolts, wars, depression, religious turmoil, rebellion, and unrest as well as death and disease. From an economic context, Europe’s economic woes were associated with unsteady markets and constriction of trade routes, loss of skilled manpower, and shortcomings of feudalism as well as the manorial system challenges that the region managed to efficiently adapt to with time. Unsteady Markets and Constriction of Trade Routes When breaking down the myriad of economic problems that were probing Europe during the Middle Ages, unsteady markets that were associated with the trade of agricultural commodities, as well as foreign luxury items, emerges to be a key causative factor. Neal and Cameron (67) assert that throughout most of the Middle Age phases, Europeans predominantly Surname 2 depended on agriculture as their main source ...
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