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The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages
A town street scene in thirteenth-century England
CHAPTER OUTLINE
AND FOCUS QUESTIONS
Land and People in the High Middle Ages
Q What new agricultural practices arose in the High Middle Ages? What roles did peasants and aristocrats play in the civilization of the High Middle Ages?
The New World of Trade and Cities
Q What developments contributed to the revival of trade during the High Middle Ages, and what areas were the primary beneficiaries of the revival? What were the major features of medieval cities?
The Intellectual and Artistic World of the High Middle Ages
Q What were the major intellectual and cultural
achievements of European civilization in the High Middle Ages?
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THE NEW EUROPEAN Civilization that had emerged in the ninth and tenth centuries began to come into its own in the eleventh and twelfth centuries as Europeans established new patterns that reached their zenith in the thirteenth century. The High Middle Ages (1000–1300) was a period of recovery and growth for Western civilization, characterized by a greater sense of security and a burst of energy and enthusiasm.
CRITICAL THINKING
Q What is the relationship between economic and social changes and intellectual and artistic developments in the High Middle Ages?
CONNECTIONS TO TODAY
Q What is the relationship between the economic developments of the High Middle Ages and current economic developments?
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