AP World History: Modern

Comparing Labor Systems in late Middle Ages

Last Updated on September 25, 2019

Caroline Castellanos

Caroline Castellanos



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Learn about labor systems in the middle ages. We will explore the differences between free and coerced labor, as well as dive into the similarities and differences between slavery, mita, conscription, serfdom, encomienda and indentured servitude. We will finish with a discussion of changes and continuities in labor systems.



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