SCS 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Dominick Fernow, Calvinism, Middle Ages
4 Mar 2016
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Trust is important during encounter with another person. The society of status must give way to the society of contract. Cities developed as individual entities which developed their own laws (autonomous) and offered freedom to serfs that escaped for independence: not centres of government but centres of production and economic goods. Very slow development of roads as for transportation (the time it took caesar to invade france few weeks as well as napoleon to italy the same time for the development of roads) The crusades: religious adventure of the middle ages: the church was vigorously opposed to the establishment of a society. Didn"t mind plundering the christian cities (constantinople) constantine founded the city (roman emperor) The plundering has huge impact on western culture and economy. Middle ages: travel was made difficult: in order to make commerce easier- unify the market (england)
