More on "bread baskets"

[Poppa Candy]

Originally posted by Spearthrower:
Again, no facts from you.

It is a well know historical fact what, during the Middle Ages, most European rural centers primarily consisted of self-sufficient and self-sustaining communities, which did not rely on their survival on wheat import from foreign countries. This flatly contradicts your statement that Europe as a whole was dependent for its survival on Poland’s agricultural surplus. I assume that this what you meant by “vital” when you quoted Wikipedia without giving references. A good source on the topic of self-sufficiency of medieval rural communities in Europe is Jan de Vries’s The Economy of Europe in an Age of Crisis (passim) Cambridge University Press, 1976.

Alerting a moderator for trolling.

Here you are once again resorting to ad hominem attacks, e.g. making personal attacks rather than focusing on the arguments and facts. You need to learn that this is not acceptable from an academic point of view. You also need to learn that in academic environments you do not have the option to seek assistance from forum moderators whenever you struggle to defend your position. Please do provide relevant counter arguments instead of persisting in this fruitless ad hominem attitude.

Moderator Action: Continueing a discussion when a mod has closed the thread is not very wise. Drop it!
Please read the forum rules: http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=422889

 

[bovinespy]

Did Spearthrower sleep with your sister or something?

I mean, really. And what's with the passive-aggressive condescension of continually offering him tips on employment in academia, as if you were a job counselor or graduate advisor?

The larger question, of course, is why you suddenly decided to issue forth pedantic proclamations on the philosophy of history. And decided to focus in on ONE particular poster. In a public on-line forum. Which is devoted to the discussion of a GAME.

Give it a rest, dood.