欧洲经济学历史知识笔记(英文版)word版

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1、EconomicsystemsexistedinEurope---Economics4130FeudalismTimingoffeudalism1.Firmlyestablishedby800AD2.Systematicdeclineafter12503.Rapiddeclineafter13504.Goneby1500ADThreeimportantproblems1.Whytheriseoffeudalism----therearevariesapproaches2.Whatwaseconomicsystemoffeud

2、alism—whatproblemithadsolved?3.Whyfeudalismdecline?Whytheriseoffeudalism----ThreevariesapproachesTheexplanationforriseoffeudalismhasatleast3differentmodals---basedonpresenceorabsenceoftrade1.The1stapproachisthetraditionalview,adoptedbymosttextbook2.The2ndapproachis

3、North/Thomasmodal---basedonabsenceoftrade3.The3rdapproachisPirenneView—whywehaveriseofeconomicoffeudalism1STAPPROACH:THETRADITIONALVIEWFeudalismonlypresentsatabsenceoftrade,whichspursself-containedlocaleconomy.Itassumewhenthereistrade,therecanbenofeudalism.Thedevel

4、opmentoftrade---threedifferenteconomicsystems1)TradeinWesternEurope---feudalism2)TradethroughoutMediterraneanareaandwestEurope---thiswheretradefirstbeganMediterraneanareaa.turnsout3000BC—developmentofcivilization—emergeintopowerfuleconomy.TradethroughoutMediterrane

5、anarea.b.around1500BC—economywentaway—why?—bigtsunamidestroymajorcitiesc.thecollapseofcivilizationmadethecenterofeconomics—FenisianstarttradingwithwesternEuropefirstgobeyondintoAtlanticReasons---(1)*seeksomethinglikeshell—seasnearl?Peopletakethese,extractstufftomak

6、esubstanceaspurpledye,whichusedtomakeclothesforpeoplefromupperclassorinchurch.20,000shellsjustmake1gram.Theyusedupandranoutthesecreatures.Theytriedtolookfornewplacesthathavethese.(2)*findthesourceoftinDepositsoftincanbefoundinEngland.Tinwasusedalongwithcoppertomake

7、toolsorweapons.Alongthetrip,theyengagedtradewithresidentsalongtheway.E.g.Cornwall–somewhereinEngland,hasplentydepositsoftin(downinPenzanceandPenryn).ThecoastlineofCornwallisextremelyrocky(rocksallovertheplace).Thismakesthetransportingdifficult.Eventually,theyfoundt

8、heideaplacetolandsomewherenearPenzance.It’salittleisland(tidalisland).Whentidein,it’sanisland;whentideout,it’snotanisland,peoplebroughttinandload