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<blockquote data-quote="Nellisir" data-source="post: 6214592" data-attributes="member: 70">Keep in mind that most people didn't keep separate buildings either.&nbsp; A craftsman had his shop on the first floor and lived above.&nbsp; A baker lived at the bakery (though the oven would be outside.)&nbsp; A barn and a household would share a roof.&nbsp; The miller lived at the mill.Industries would also be regional.&nbsp; The vineyards mentioned above are one example.&nbsp; In boggy areas, you might find peat cutters or smelters for bog iron.&nbsp; Rocky outcrops could provide tin, copper, or other ores and minerals to be mined.Generally, places had to produce something other people wanted.&nbsp; Charles C. Mann, in 1493, lays out the case that trade between China and Europe was restricted for centuries because Europe didn't produce anything China wanted.&nbsp; This didn't change until the discovery of silver in South America, which China needed to prop up its silver-based economy (the economy had outgrown China's silver resources and led to an official paper currency and an unofficial, underground currency of old silver coins.)Sometimes places just produce people.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nellisir, post: 6214592, member: 70"] Keep in mind that most people didn't keep separate buildings either. A craftsman had his shop on the first floor and lived above. A baker lived at the bakery (though the oven would be outside.) A barn and a household would share a roof. The miller lived at the mill. Industries would also be regional. The vineyards mentioned above are one example. In boggy areas, you might find peat cutters or smelters for bog iron. Rocky outcrops could provide tin, copper, or other ores and minerals to be mined. Generally, places had to produce something other people wanted. Charles C. Mann, in 1493, lays out the case that trade between China and Europe was restricted for centuries because Europe didn't produce anything China wanted. This didn't change until the discovery of silver in South America, which China needed to prop up its silver-based economy (the economy had outgrown China's silver resources and led to an official paper currency and an unofficial, underground currency of old silver coins.) Sometimes places just produce people. [/QUOTE]

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