Medieval Mediterranean

The historical region and civilization of the Mediterranean basin during the medieval period (roughly 5th–15th centuries), notable for its multilingual cities, cross-cultural exchange, and systems of commerce and slavery that scholars argue prefigured later Atlantic colonial practices.

Claims that use this term

• Medieval Mediterranean slavery foreshadowed Atlantic colonial slavery
• Medieval Mediterranean slavery provided the full model for Atlantic slavery
• Medieval Mediterranean slavery directly prefigured Atlantic colonial slavery.
• Medieval Mediterranean cities hosted speakers of every known language.
• Medieval Mediterranean slavery was the template for Atlantic colonial slavery.