Europe was called Middle Ages in the early Medieval Ages.
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The ideas were based on republican ideas
The code noir was the edict concerning the African american slaves in Louisiana. i don't know of the top of my head why it didn't work on Haiti, so i'm am sorry i did not fully answer question (but i answered half! :D )
it would be a beacause i got it right