The main problems of evidence in dealing with early civilizations is that much of the potential evidence itself--such as tools, homes, etc--has vanished due to the fact that it was made of materials such as clay that could not withstand the test of time and weather.
During the Middle Ages, books were extremely elaborate in Europe. While other civilizations had used easily accessible materials and formats to create their scrolls, books or tablets, Europeans during the Middle Ages spent a great deal of time and money making books. These were bound in leather, decorated with elaborate drawings, and copied by hand in elaborate scripts.
This had a very important effect on European society. It meant that books were not available for the vast majority of the population. It also meant that books were difficult to find and very expensive to acquire. Finally, it also meant that only a very small group of people could read, and these were usually wealthy men and monks.
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It wanted a strong national government. -A.
