They found beavers and otters which were timber animals
One could be the rise of towns and the crusades. The Crusades was a campaign to reclaim the
Holy from Muslim rule. Despite the
number of campaigns launched. The Holy
remained under Muslim control and this weakened the feudal system as the
nobility spent most of their wealth on these campaigns. This led to the growth of towns where merchants
grew rich and became a force in society which led to the rise of the
Renaissance where interest was centered on the classics.
The best statement regarding the importance of the code of Hammurabi would be that "<span>D all people could see the *laws*", since prior to this it was very hard to know the laws of the land, and therefore very hard to follow them. </span>
I believe it was in West Africa. The Dutch soon followed them...
