GEOG 1200 Lecture 11: Geography 1200 lecture 11
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Expansions tied to things in demand: timber, fish, fresh water, and land. Declining institutions -> easier to conquer, less lives lost. Moved again in a search for more resources (away from scandinavia) France (900 ad) -> invasion of this portion of europe. Struck a deal with the vikings -> with a portion of france, given to the normans (vikings) -> renamed normandy. 2) tax collector: tiun -> person would go around and collect tax. Weighed pieces of silver to equivalence of currency. Cannot provide the day to day operations of a city. 2) war deprived resources and man power from a city -> turned it into very very poor. ^^^^^^ solution -> more taxes = unrest (aka crime) Individual to oversee the law, arrest, and prescution. 1) mandates on more lighting -> individuals wont break into your home at night. Paris became known as the city of lights. 2) established the framework of a police - force.
