WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Europe’s seas and rivers provided protection as well as possibilities for trade. The English Channel, for example, separated the islands of Britain and Ireland from the rest of Europe. As a result, these people were far enough away to be largely safe from the many wars fought on Europe’s mainland.

Detailed explanation-2: -The violence of the times, specially the invasions of the Huns and Norsemen, compelled people to live together in walled enclosures, and these in course of time became cities. Growth of trade and commerce also encouraged establishment of towns and cities. Towns on trade-routes by land and water grew up in this way.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mountains and rivers made it difficult for one group to control all of Europe because they divided Europe. What happened in Britain after Roman armies abandoned the area during the 400s? In Britain after Roman armies abandoned the area during the 400s, the Middle ages began.

Detailed explanation-4: -Introduction to Fifteenth-century Flanders A center for trade in northern Europe, Flanders was fertile ground for painting, tapestry, goldwork, and sculpture.

Detailed explanation-5: -After the fall of Rome came a period called the Middle Ages, or medieval times. It is a fitting name for the period that lies between ancient and modern times. Christianity through Western Europe.