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Sine Afflatu Divino, Nemo Vnquam Vir Magnus.....
"Without Divine Inspiration, there is no man who is great."
(Cicero, De natura deorum.)
IMM? Read some of what Chapter 3 is about below.....
Near the end of the fifth
century, some monks built monasteries,
which had later become Europe's center of trade and industry. Europe, because
of
various wars resulted in a returning to a farm economy. Trade became
very limited
at times because of wars surrounding Europe. This obviously
is not good, because
trade is the cornerstone of any modern society.
The late 5th Century Roman citizens were in turmoil, and many very concerned and
very
confident that the Empire would experience it’s continued attacks, mainly
from Vandals,
from Gaul and especially from Germania. Some were convinced or aware that the remaining riches
and
culture of Rome was migrating towards the new Roman Empire of the East, which
was the city of Constantinople. Others built Monasteries with schools, and
self sufficient operations.
Most of the religious orders
were designed to be self sufficient, and various orders gained
expertise with
various crafts such as cloth production, wine making, iron, castle building,
crafts,
honey making and cheese making for example. They also made shoes, paper,
tools, and meticulously
copied books, even while some were battling the frost on
their ink pots.
These various orders would
accept many of the locals who were willing to sacrifice themselves
to the strict
rules and behavior, resulting in huge enterprises of trade and production. They
made their
many things, and whenever they had an abundance, they would sell at fairs that they had
arraigned, and for trade in the surrounding towns and also across the continent.
They held fairs during their religious festivals, and
people from the towns
nearby would eventually begin to prosper.
From around 500 AD to 900 AD,
the monasteries, which were often built in strategic
places, or with large walls surrounding them prospered. It
was not long before a few of the surrounding
people’s and Kings were upset,
demanding outside business transactions, even loans and other retributions.
They
were interested in taxing monasteries to operate armies for protection, for
court matters, civil affairs,
roads and ports. The worst was not yet to be
considered though, causing a century long set back for the
monastic communities.
Across the Baltic sea from
France, Britain, and Germany were tribes of desperate Vikings.
The Vikings happened to love precious artifacts,
especially silver which they could resell in markets
throughout
Europe. The Vikings reached as far south as Sicily looking for gold, jewels, and
especially silver.
For approximately 100 years, Europe was in the midst of
the true Dark Ages.
Even much of the gains made by Charlemagne on the
continent were also ruined by the
Vikings. This tragedy was responsible
for some reforms in the operations of the monasteries. The new mendicants (took vows of
poverty) were much more cautious not to accumulate so much wealth. After
the ruination of many of the elaborate monasteries, the Franciscans and the
Dominicans used much of their
resources and started various schools and universities which sprung up all over.
Just when things were looking up, another major setback occurred in a cold snap
and the sheep industry
was ruined and then the Black
Plague around 1348. After recovering from the Plague, there were many
different Monastic Orders. Certainly
the 5th
Century to the 16th Century was a roller coaster ordeal for
Western industry and the economy.....
Read Book 2, Chapter 3 "IMM" and find out all of the details, the
names and places…..Then see chapter 4, the 1700’s and beyond.
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