1. Europe in the Middle Ages

2. Organization: Social/Political/Economic
Manorialism
Feudalism
When
Early Middle Ages
Rose around the 9th century
Type of System
Economic System
Political System / Military Arrangement
Who is involved?
Landlords & Serfs
Serfs: Peasant Agricultural Laborers
Kings & Vassals
Vassals: Members of the military elite
What is being exchanged?
Reciprocal obligations that exchanged labor or rents for access to land
Vassals received land or a benefice from a feudal lord/King in return for military service and loyalty
Manorialism describes the arrangement of the rural economy into mostly-self sufficient agrarian communities called manors.
Feudalism worked as a contract. It was centered on a personal relationship between the lord and his vassal, with a ceremony and a sworn oath by each party to fulfill their side of the bargain.
*This only describes Feudalism in the Middle Ages in Europe. Russia and Japan will later use Feudalism and it will look a combo of these two systems.

3. Economic Roots of Capitalism Commerce expands Money replaces barter
Mediterranean zone joined with North Sea, Baltic
Money replaces barter
Banking, insurance merge
Hanseatic Leage
Northern Germany, southern Scandinavia
More anti-Semitism

4. Economic Hanseatic League League of merchant associations
Cities of Northern Germany and the Baltic

5. Economic Merchants relatively free Guilds - the first union-ish
But relatively low status
Guilds - the first union-ish
Craft associations
Protect markets
Ensure standards
Social role/voice in local government
Surprise, Surprise - We're still not as advanced as Asia

6. Interactions between Humans & their Environment
AGRICULTURALLY BASED SOCIETY
Moldboard - a curved iron plate
Three-field System - a third of the land was left unplanted

7. Interactions between Humans and their Environment
Viking Ships
Cogs
Dhows
Junks
Location
Scandinavia
Europe
Arab World
China
General
Thoughts
Limited Cargo
Steady trade but not the luxury goods of the Silk Roads
Used to describe boats of different sizes/purposes
Sails
A single square sail
Lateen Sails
Double Masted
Fully Battened Sails
Design
Strong, Sleek, Seaworthy
Relatively Flat Bottoms
High Sides
Slender Hull
Have gunpowder-propelled rockets

9. Culture