Middle Ages of Europe - Social Studies

Trade

100

From the 10th century, surpluses facilitate trade beyond the borders of the lordship. Commercial activities allow the emergence of an incipient bourgeoisie, the merchants, who originally were peasants who took advantage of the times when the work of the land was not necessary to trade.

Beginning of feudalism

300

Predominant political system in Western Europe, in the Middle Ages

Fall of the Roman empire

470

The main characteristic of the fall was the loss of the ability of the Roman state to exercise dominion, both of its armed forces and its civil administration.

The Catholic Church

500

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Stagnation of the economy

1000

The so-called barbarian invasions, the fall of the Roman Empire and the subsequent weakening of the Carolingian Empire slowed economic activity. It is at this time when the modern agricultural techniques that, even existing previously, had been reduced to a few territorial areas are extended. This process was extraordinarily slow, but it intensified from the 12th century with the improvement of communications and exchanges.

Population growth

1050

The population of England doubled in 150 years, tripling towards the end of the Middle Ages.

Fullness of feudalism.

1200

Feudalism ended up reaching its maturity in the eleventh century and reached its full splendor during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Its evolution began in the heart of France, driven by the nobles who ruled the areas bathed by the Loire River, and spreading rapidly to places beyond the Rhine River, passing through the so-called Duchy of Normandy and reaching Burgundy.

Crusades

1300

Took place between the 19th and 12th centuries, the objective was to restore Christian control over the holy land

Black plague in Europe

1340

It was a devastating pandemic that devastated Europe in the 14th century, causing the death of a third of the population. Scientists believe that the Black Death was an outbreak of bubonic plague, a terrible disease.

End of feudalism

1600

The 17th century attended an economic crisis caused, among other reasons, by a demographic increase that was not accompanied by an adequate development of agricultural production.