I have this excerpt here about Norman Cantor's view on manorialism. I hope this has come to your help.
". . Of necessity, the manor was a self-sufficient economic unit in view of the overwhelming difficulties of transportation in the period. International trade was carried on only to serve the demands of the wealthy, and it was largely in the hands of aliens [different peoples]-Greeks, Jews, Moslems. Local society made almost no use of money. To the extent that local exchange was carried on, it was conducted by barter. The small amount of international trade precluded [ruled out] the need for gold coinage. The Carolingians minted only silver coins, which were all that was usually necessary when the smallest silver coin could buy a cow. When gold coins were needed, Byzantine and Moslem currency was used. . . ."
<span>Source: Norman F. Cantor, The Civilization of the Middle Ages, Harper Perennial</span>
Mmaaaaan this is EZ seriously, just think about it S-S-Social Reform I'm sure you have heard it! Those two words just naturally fit together. <span>It was because of Christian morals that social reform started in the US and then the Second great Awakening happened and religion was popular again.</span>
<span>One government reform enacted in the Chinese Tang dynasty
was its emphasis on education. It was one of the reforms that contributed the
dynasty’s success. The Tang rulers did not feel that a well-educated people is
a threat to the government. For the rulers, an educated public is a foundation
of a stable and prosperous society.
Unlike other forms of government who feared intellectuals, the Tang
dynasty embraced knowledge and education, thus, encouraging its people to have
a form of education.</span>
