Determinants of Individual Economic Prospects in the 14th Century

Examples of 14th-Century Social Hierarchies

The 'Flat World' of the 14th Century

Determinants of Economic Prospects: 14th Century vs. Today

A historian makes the following claim about the 14th century: 'An individual's economic destiny was primarily determined by the average prosperity of the country they were born in.' Which of the following scenarios provides the strongest counter-argument to this claim?

Economic Prospects in the 14th Century

True or False: In the 14th century, a person born into a poor family in a relatively prosperous region like Italy would have had significantly better economic prospects than a person born into a poor family in a less prosperous region like Britain.

The Nature of 14th-Century Global Inequality

The Nature of 14th-Century Global Inequality

Explaining the 'Flat World' of the 14th Century

Match each 14th-century social role with the description that best reflects its position within an economic structure where inequality within a society was far more significant than the average differences in wealth between societies.

Social Hierarchies and Wealth in the 14th Century

Class vs. Location in the 14th Century

Interpreting 14th-Century Economic Data