... goods with stable markets managed to weather economic storms reasonably well. However, those engaged in non-luxury crafts in cities involved in long-distance trade might fall foul of merchant-entrepreneurs. For example, Frankfurt's lacemakers worked on this putting-out basis for a few rich silk merchants by 1587; the same thing happened in Antwerp's silk and construction industries, Lyons's silk industry, Nuremberg's weapons and metalworking industry. Furthermore ... Rome had doubled its size by 1600, as successive Popes rebuilt the city as a counter reformation pilgrimage centre. We ca...

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... of inquiry and toleration of minorities. Since The Koran must not be translated, the believer had to learn Arabic. Therefore, the further Islam spread among non-Arabs, the further a knowledge of Arabic spread with it. By the ninth century Arabic developed into the language of international scholarship. Centralized political and economical contributed to the fast growth of business and commerce. During this time international trade grew to the highest levels since the glory days of Rome. The ... were committed in the name of God. The first Crusade marked the beginning of the extended con...

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