Byzantium Control The central government had a very large bureaucracy For most of the time it was good Constantinople was in control of surrounding areas Centralization Food prices were set by the government ID: 700967
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Chapters 9 & 10
Economic Slide2
ByzantiumSlide3
Control
The central government had a very large bureaucracy
For most of the time it was good
Constantinople was in control
of surrounding areas
Centralization
Food prices were set by the governmentSlide4
The classes
The very large peasant class was good for
Products
TAXES
Large merchant class
Never gained significant political powerSlide5
trade
Trade for food was very important
Usually a priority to make sure they could feed a very large urban population
Traded with:
Asia, Russia, Scandinavia, Arabs, India
Silk and other luxury goods Slide6Slide7
Kievian
RussiaSlide8
Scandinavian merchants
Vikings
During the 6
th
and 7
th
centuries moved into the region
c. 855, monarchy under Rurik (Danish)
Center at Kiev
Prosperous
commercial
centerSlide9
Western EuropeSlide10
Agricultural developments
Expansion of arable land
Population rises
Cleared forests, swamps
Lords encouraged such efforts
Improved farming techniques
Crop rotation methods
Use of fertilizer
Cultivation of beans increased
More domestic animals
Books on economy, agriculture
New tools and technology
Extensive use of watermills and heavy plows Use of horseshoe and horse collar, increased land under cultivation
3-plot rotation of planted land Slide11
New farming technologies
And new foods
Before 1000, European diet - grains
After 1000, more meat, dairy products, fish, vegetables, legumes
Increase
in
food
production
Population explosion
Between 1000 and 1300, the population of Europe doubledSlide12Slide13
Economy in Western Europe
no market economy (trade) –food production and land ownership form basis of wealth
development of better farming techniques allowed for increased food production, rise in population, and centralization of authority
later development of commercial trade (headed by Italians -access to waterways)
because of Christian ethics, views on merchants were similar to ChinaSlide14
Technology in Western Europe
New technologies & contacts
from Africa –new crops
from Asia / Middle East –new farming tools, math, science, philosophy
from Eastern Europe –math, science, philosophy (obviously NOT religion)
**Western Europe takes far more than it gives**