Think As Historian: THINK AS A HISTORIAN: IDENTIfY HISTORICAL DEvELOPMENTS

Europe in c. 1200 was an area of decentralized feudal kingdoms with little contact with the world beyond the manor. Europe in c. 1450, in contrast, was a region of agricultural abundance, growing towns and cities, increasing trade with other parts of the world, growing commerce, and centralizing states.

For each of the following aspects of life in Europe, write a sentence identifying a development—an event or series of events that fit into a broader pattern—that contributed to the changes between c. 1200 and c. 1450. Review the chapter as needed.

1. Agriculture

2. Growth of towns and cities

3. Contact with other parts of the world

4. Social structures

5. Shift from decentralized toward central governments