East Francia Economy Essay, Research Paper

Booty, tribute and lan had been driving force of Eastern

Empire revival on 8th century, contued in ninth century.? But also general population increase after

depression from plague will have added to growth ? little evidence for increase

productivity. Resources of empire could evidently coup with the chrch

building / re-building of the ninth century.?

Lack of coinage compared to C the B in the west, but C the B needed

coins to raise taxes to pay the Vikings off ? function of coin by no means

exclusively economic absence of coin hoards shows the absence of enemies not

of money ? did not pay tribute. URBAN DEVELOPMENT ? spread of post-Roman northern Europe

model to east of the Rhine ? bisoprics became core of urban settlements,

centres of consumption and relatively small Monasteries play a key role in trade