Medieval Europe played a major role in trading after the fall of the Roman

Empire.

By Cameron Grube

Trade Resumes

• After the fall of the Roman Empire, trade started to stop.

• With no one fixing the roads, it became harder to trade.

• The Europeans sent Nobles to repair the roads and bridges.

• They also enforced the law, which protected the bridges and roads from further damage.

Trade Is Encouraged

• Even though trade resumed, it still wasn’t very popular.

• The French were already trading on a regular basis, but not many other people were trading after it resumed.

• To encourage trade, the people of France held trade fairs.

• The fairs made trade more popular.

The Use of Money

• As trade became more popular, people wanted to use coins as money.

• They weren’t using money before that because trade was so successful.

• As the demand for the use of money grew bigger and bigger, the people from France decided to use money again.

Bibliography

Journey Across Time. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print. Carr, Karen. “Medieval Economy" Kidipede - History for Kids. 2011. May 31, 2011.

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/economy/index.htm.