Problems in Europe in the 9th and 10th centuries were necessary for the residents at that time. The Early Middle Ages of European civilization were not good times for those people. Population was small, the food was limited, and disease and illness were easy to catch, but hard to cure. To put it simply, they had only room for improvement in many areas. Both foreign enemies and lack of political leadership added to the woes …
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…the attacks of the Magyars, Muslims, and Vikings. The invasions made Europeans realize they were weak and unprotected. They were forced to find ways to survive, and when they did it left them thirsty for a better life. The problems in Europe in the middle ages were necessary, wars "wake up call" caused a positive chain of events in the 10th and 11th centuries that would shape Europe into the powerful continent it is today.