Western Civilization I / Unit 11 WC1 1001 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The High Middle Ages, 1000 to 1300, and What Came Before
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The idea
The High Middle Ages, about one thousand to thirteen hundred, brought economic expansion, a revived cash economy, towns, universities and organizing kingdoms. Before, from five hundred to eight hundred, Europe lived by subsistence and barter, without markets or its own coins.
In practice
Rome's fall strangled trade; nobles grew rich by raiding.
Where people slip
About one thousand the invasions ended. Growth follows peace.
Your place on the trail
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