Unit 6: Paper 2 — Society and Economy (750–1400)
Topic 6.2: The medieval economy Questions
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Examine the significance of the enslavement and trade of human beings within the medieval economy.
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What was the main difference between a weekly market and a fair in the medieval economy?
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To what extent did control of trade routes determine the wealth and power of medieval states and cities?
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Examine the reasons for the revival and growth of towns in the period 750 to 1400.
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From which Islamic financial instrument does the modern word 'cheque' derive?
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Discuss the reasons for the growth of towns and trade in Western Europe from around 1000.
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Analyse the development of money and banking in the medieval economy.
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Which alliance of northern German towns dominated Baltic and North Sea trade in grain, timber, fish and furs?
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Compare and contrast urban life and craft production in two regions you have studied.
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Which pair of new crops spread into the Abbasid world during its agricultural revolution?
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Evaluate the significance of the agricultural revolution for the prosperity of one region you have studied.
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In the manorial economy, what was the demesne?
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Examine the ways in which trade routes shaped the economies of two regions you have studied.
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The English word 'cheque' comes from which Islamic written order to pay?
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To what extent did Western Europe close the economic gap with more advanced economies by 1400?
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Which term describes the lending of money at interest, condemned by the medieval Christian Church?
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According to the medieval saying, what happened to a runaway serf who lived in a chartered town for a year and a day?
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Under the open-field system, why was each peasant family given scattered strips of land rather than one block?
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Evaluate the importance of long-distance trade to the medieval economy.
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Which seasonal winds powered the sailing ships of the Indian Ocean trade network?
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