HISB61H3 Midterm: Midterm Prep.docx
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Some say that this was the only thing that saved france from becoming islamic. Really though, was probably just a raid: caroligeans were originally supportive of muslim forces (charlemagne actually tried to make treaties but they didn"t work out). Eventually, they just recognized them as an opposing entity and made forays into ne spain. This was a burden for lords, not peasants. Lower rents increased wages of the peasants and allowed them to expand their market involvement. People at all levels of society were involved in selling their surplus product. They could seek other employment and sell their product for their money: other surplus could be free time = domestic culture. Keen: people emigrated to cities to get away from the village life. They became very proud of their cities and began to view other cities as competition: when some historians look back at the past, they are looking at it with a presentist view.
