The Economic Structure of the Early Middle Ages

question 58

Multiple Choice

The economic structure of the Early Middle Ages

• A)saw feudalism replace manorialism.
• B)saw nearly the entire free peasant class become serfs.
• C)was underdeveloped and predominantly agricultural.
• D)witnessed the complete disintegration of trade.
• E)had silver coins replace gold coinage.

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International Trade

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Precautionary Principle

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