Describe medieval Europe 500-1500 CE as ONE region among many in the medieval-world system — feudalism, manorialism, the Catholic Church, monasteries as scholarly preservation, the rise of universities (Bologna 1088, Paris 1150, Oxford 1167) AND their direct dependence on Toledo Translation Movement Islamic-world scholarship
Exercise
Difficulty 5
~20 min
hist.g7.f.ex_48
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Prompt
Apply Abu-Lughod's 1989 'Before European Hegemony' world-systems argument to medieval Europe c. 1250-1350 in 150-200 words. Identify the THREE CORES + name medieval Europe as ONE of 13 trade circuits.
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Answer criteria
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Three cores named with capital-cities (Islamicate Cairo-Baghdad-Damascus-Cordoba; Tang-Song-Yuan China Hangzhou-Quanzhou-Beijing; Indian Ocean Calicut-Cambay-Aden) (20 pts); Europe as ONE of 13 circuits with Hanseatic + Mediterranean Genoa-Venice noted (15 pts); ibn Khaldun lens cross-applied (10 pts); MG-20 referenced (5 pts). Total 50 pts.
Hints
- Abu-Lughod 1989 is the anchor.
- MG-20 displays the 13 circuits visually.
Misconceptions to watch
- Missing one of the three cores
- Treating Europe as a core (it was semi-periphery c. 1250-1350)
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