HIST108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Arable Land, Jacquerie, Human Factors And Ergonomics
Document Summary
European economy became agricultural and as a result shrunk. The realisation of europe: i. moore, the first european revolution, c. 970-1215 argued that europe in this period witnessed a radical transformation. This first revolution started a new civilization in. The europe before 1000 was insecure and violent. After the collapse of the roman empire in 4th-5th c europe had lost much of its civilized life. The threat of these people contributed to the economic destruction in society. When society is full of violence the most concern of the people, is self- protection. Social division between those who fight, those who work. Western church was gaining influence on european people. Manorial (seignorial) system a social system in which the land was exploited by the peasants and the peasants were exploited by the lord. Lord offers protection to the tenants and tenants offer services. Part of the manor, land of the village 1/3--> 1/2 of the land was reserved exclusively for the lord.
