CITB08H3 Chapter Week 9: TILLY READING (w9)
Document Summary
From trade viewpoint mille(cid:374)ial (cid:862)eu(cid:396)ope(cid:863) (cid:271)(cid:396)oke i(cid:374)to 3-4 loose clusters. Eastern band now basically european russia (with strong trade connections to asia) Mediterranean shared by muslims, christians, and jews that was linked to middle. A post-roman system of cities/roads/rivers/towns that radiated from fra/ger but was densest in ita. In 990, muslims controlled major share of old roman empire (lots of mediterran shore, islands and point of northern coast), there was a byzantine empire, kingdom of france etc. Soveirngty was fragmented throughout european territory 990 had lots of (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:395)ue(cid:396)o(cid:396)s/(cid:396)e(cid:374)tie(cid:396)s/ki(cid:374)gs/e(cid:373)pe(cid:396)o(cid:396)s et(cid:272). , these leade(cid:396)s did(cid:374)"t fu(cid:374)(cid:272)tio(cid:374) as head of state that regulated life in their kingdom. Also had rivals and ostensible subordinates that used armed force to forward their own interests: eg. Private armies (as discussed by smith, re: great lords) No centralized state existed in the continent. Within these sovereign states, had lots of principalities/city-states that exercised control over their hinterland.
