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5 page review and discussion of the book 'The Commercial Revolution of the Middle Ages,' by Robert S. Lopez. Book describes changes (mostly economic) during the Middle Ages and surrounding periods in Europe. Excellent for those studying courses relevant to the History of Western Civilization. No additional sources.
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a plethora of transgressional events occurring over a four hundred year period, Lopez effectively supports his thesis that the period which he dubs a commercial revolution depicted Europe as an
example of the first time in history that an underdeveloped society succeeded in developing itself, "mostly by its own efforts." In the first section of
the book, Lopez discusses the somewhat ironic fashion by which expansion arose from significant contraction. In other words, during the first part of the Middle Ages, he cites the
way in which great empires and civilizations grew out of the follies and ruins of others. By comparing such theory to its similar economic principles, Lopez argues his point
quite effectively. Specifically mentioned during this first section of the text were comparisons between the Romans of this time and the barbarians. In both,
it could easily be seen that during the early years (of the middle ages), there was already somewhat of a socioeconomic class developing. Labor was divided according to
skill. Manual labor depending purely on brute strength and physical ability was assigned only to slaves and the impoverished. More lucrative positions requiring specific talents (such of those
of the arts) were administered accordingly. One of the most significant changes brought about by the barbarian age was its geographic alterations; First, there
was the collapse of the Roman protective barriers in the West and then Byzantium (a political continuation of the late Roman Empire in the east) almost consequently found it impossible
to keep its higher, reportedly more conservative civilization firmly in touch with those of the West. Finally, Arabs submerged more than one half of the Mediterranean territories and established
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