Western Civilization

Religion, economic progress, and politics are critical components of a civilization. They have taken part in shaping society. The High Medieval Period between 1000 and 1250 CE is an ideal period of reference for such an argument.

The unprecedented economic boom of Europe blueprints the period. The time and space favored trade, and people had a sophisticated business contract, operation, processes, and chains. It is through such operations that commercial networks would be developed to connect Europe with other regions like northern Germany, the British Isles, and eventually America.

Besides, economic progress was influenced by technology. The inventions made during this period enabled the use of sophisticated trading methods, transport, governance, and education. For example, the printing press enables people to acquire and store information, the gun powder improved the power of their military, and the compass fostered the efficiency of navigation. Besides the innovations made in technology, humanists invented better arts, scientific concepts, and literature. These inventions would then spread throughout regions, and eventually the world. Notably, low-income countries of the time, like Italy, had comparable invitations, but they did not spread fast enough.

Towns grew due to both economic growth and governance. The church and the royal governments ensured order, harmony, and peace through legislation. Religion had gained intensity through an escalating increase in the influence of Romanesque and Gothic, and building of churches throughout the region. It is worth noting that other regions like the eastern Mediterranean had similar developments and governances, which influenced trade and politics. It is the Ottoman of the eastern Mediterranean that hindered trade with most European nations, which were religiously Christian. Spanish and Portuguese explored would then find other routes such as through south of Africa, India, and the Atlantic Ocean into America.