Medieval Towns Trade And Travel

Author : Lynne Elliott
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780778713500
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Medieval Towns, Trade, and Travel written by Lynne Elliott and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an overview of the towns, trades, crafts, and travelers in Medieval Europe.

Author : Fiona Macdonald
Publisher : Gareth Stevens
ISBN 13 : 9780836858990
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Travel and Trade in the Middle Ages written by Fiona Macdonald and published by Gareth Stevens. This book was released on 2006 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explore how trade and travel changed the lives of medieval peoples"--P. [4] of cover.

Author : Henri Pirenne
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Medieval Cities written by Henri Pirenne and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Block Friedman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113559094X
Total Pages : 756 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trade, Travel, and Exploration in the Middle Ages written by John Block Friedman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trade, Travel, and Exploration: An Encyclopedia is a reference book that covers the peoples, places, technologies, and intellectual concepts that contributed to trade, travel and exploration during the Middle Ages, from the years A.D. 525 to 1492.

Author : Henri Pirenne
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691162395
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Medieval Cities written by Henri Pirenne and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-21 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly a century after it was first published in 1925, Medieval Cities remains one of the most provocative works of medieval history ever written. Here, Henri Pirenne argues that it was not the invasion of the Germanic tribes that destroyed the civilization of antiquity, but rather the closing of Mediterranean trade by Arab conquest in the seventh century. The consequent interruption of long-distance commerce accelerated the decline of the ancient cities of Europe. Pirenne challenges conventional wisdom by attributing the origins of medieval cities to the revival of trade, tracing their growth from the tenth century to the twelfth. He also describes the important role the middle class played in the development of the modern economic system and modern culture. Featuring a new introduction by Michael McCormick, this Princeton Classics edition of Medieval Cities is essential reading for all students of medieval European history.

Author : Olivia Remie Constable
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139449680
Total Pages : 441 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Housing the Stranger in the Mediterranean World written by Olivia Remie Constable and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-15 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek pandocheion, Arabic funduq, and Latin fundicum (fondaco) were ubiquitous in the Mediterranean sphere for nearly two millennia. These institutions were not only hostelries for traders and travelers, but also taverns, markets, warehouses, and sites for commercial taxation and regulation. In this highly original study, Professor Constable traces the complex evolution of this family of institutions from the pandocheion in Late Antiquity, to the appearance of the funduq throughout the Muslim Mediterranean following the rise of Islam. By the twelfth century, with the arrival of European merchants in Islamic markets, the funduq evolved into the fondaco. These merchant colonies facilitated trade and travel between Muslim and Christian regions. Before long, fondacos also appeared in southern European cities. This study of the diffusion of this institutional family demonstrates common economic interests and cross-cultural communications across the medieval Mediterranean world, and provides a striking contribution to our understanding of this region.

Author : Paul B. Newman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786445356
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Travel and Trade in the Middle Ages written by Paul B. Newman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transportation and trade in the Middle Ages were more developed and varied than is commonly thought. This book examines why medieval Europeans traveled--from making pilgrimages to engaging in international trade--and surveys in detail how they traveled, both by land and water. Travel and trade were inextricably linked to transportation, and over time an infrastructure of roads, bridges, and accommodations grew across Europe, enabling people and goods to move around the continent and beyond. Also explored are the hardships faced by medieval travelers, including storms at sea, avalanches in the Alps, the presence of pirates and robbers, and the fundamental problems of finding a meal and shelter.

Author : Danielle Watson
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 150261880X
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The City in Medieval Europe written by Danielle Watson and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read about the rise of many of medieval Europe’s greatest cities, from the canals of Venice to the crowded streets of London. Learn how these cities were founded, how they were governed, the trade they spurred, and what everyday life was like for a city’s people.

Author : Jane Berner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1586833553
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Curriculum Connections for Tree House Travelers for Grades K-4 written by Jane Berner and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If your students love the Magic Tree House books, you will love this book! Cross all curricular areas and engage students in meaningful and stimulating learning experiences. Guide students on thrilling trips through time to Magic Tree House locations where they will discover dinosaurs, knights and castles, Egyptian mummies and pyramids, and pirates and buried treasure. Collaborate with technology specialists, art teachers, and classroom teachers to create units that touch every student. Find cross-curricular lessons and in-depth studies of time and place, designed to promote deep learning in students while motivating them to read both fiction and nonfiction. Designed for elementary students, these literature-based units are easily adaptable to middle school students.

Author : Norman Pounds
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Medieval City written by Norman Pounds and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2005-04-30 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to the life of towns and cities in the medieval period, this book shows how medieval towns grew to become important centers of trade and liberty. Beginning with a look at the Roman Empire's urban legacy, the author delves into urban planning or lack thereof; the urban way of life; the church in the city; city government; urban crafts and urban trade, health, wealth, and welfare; and the city in history. Annotated primary documents like Domesday Book, sketches of street life, and descriptions of fairs and markets bring the period to life, and extended biographical sketches of towns, regions, and city-dwellers provide readers with valuable detail. In addition, 26 maps and illustrations, an annotated bibliography, glossary, and index round out the work. After a long decline in urban life following the fall of the Roman Empire, towns became centers of trade and of liberty during the medieval period. Here, the author describes how, as Europe stabilized after centuries of strife, commerce and the commercial class grew, and urban areas became an important source of revenue into royal coffers. Towns enjoyed various levels of autonomy, and always provided goods and services unavailable in rural areas. Hazards abounded in towns, though. Disease, fire, crime and other hazards raised mortality rates in urban environs. Designed as an introduction to life of towns and cities in the medieval period, eminent historian Norman Pounds brings to life the many pleasures, rewards, and dangers city-dwellers sought and avoided. Beginning with a look at the Roman Empire's urban legacy, Pounds delves into Urban Planning or lack thereof; The Urban Way of Life; The Church in the City; City Government; Urban Crafts and Urban Trade, Health, Wealth, and Welfare; and The City in History. Annotated primary documents like Domesday Book, sketches of street life, and descriptions of fairs and markets bring the period to life, and extended biographical sketches of towns, regions, and city-dwellers provide readers with valuable detail. In addition, 26 maps and illustrations, an annotated bibliography, glossary, and index round out the work.