European Subsystem (1250-1350)

FEUDALISM Political and economic fragmentation Based on agriculture (landlord-peasant

relationship) Weak kings, papal authority Room for cities

FEUDALISM Political and economic fragmentation Based on agriculture (landlord-peasant

relationship) Weak kings, papal authority Room for cities

•Champagne Fairs•Flanders

GuildsHanseatic Towns

•Italian Cities Venice, Genoa,

Florence, Milan

Weaving in Flanders

Hanseatic towns and their Hanseatic towns and their network network

Italian Cities

Factors that prevented Italian cities from becoming hegemonic centers

High wages and regulationsRedistribution of wealthCompetition among Italian citiesVenice – Ottoman (Turkish) rivalry in the

MediterraneanHelping Spain, Portugal, and the Dutch

Galata Tower, Istanbul

Venice, Grand CanalVenice, Grand Canal

Fondaco dei Turchi, Venice