Economic Pursuits of the Jews in the Middle Ages The Jews in the middle ages progressed economically through various occupations. ... In the later part of the Early Middle Ages, Jews began to engage in lending money on interest to Christians . Feudalism was the economic and political system that characterized Christian Europe during the Middle Ages , therefore leaving the rich and powerful nobles with the land. ... The Jews would set very high interest rates that were authorized by the kings, because of the lack of security regarding repayment of loans . ... The Jewish World in th...

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Female slaves were worth more than males of the same age. ... The white males and females were sold for 70l. to 100l. for age twelve through eighteen. The high-class white slaves went from 500l to 800l, and sometimes 1000l. ... In the days of the plague the death rate of the slaves was extremely high. ... Few black slaves reached their middle ages. ...

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