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SS 9.4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| High Middle Ages | From 1000 - 1300 |
| draft | drawing or pulling; as of a load |
| crop rotation | practice of changing the use of fields over time |
| fallow | unplanted |
| three-field system | a system of farming developed in medieval Europe, in which farm land was divided into three fields of equal size and each of these was successively planted with a winter crop, planted with a spring crop, and left unplanted. |
| Cistercians | An order of Monks in the 1200s who helped expand farming |
| Crusades | Series of wars fought against Muslims in the Holy Land |
| cease | to stop |
| guild | A medieval organization of crafts workers or tradespeople. |
| What was the main religion in Europe in the middle ages? | Christianity |
| two innovations of horses. | horse shew and saddle |
| What is a benifit of the 3 field system? | It allowed to not starve if a crop failed. |
| Why would being able to plow heavier soils be a benefit to farmers and others? | Plowing heavier, more dense soils allowed more which benifited the total crop production, so more crops could feed a growing population. |
| improvements in farming | Iron Plow, draft horses, Crop rotation. |
| What type of farming did Cistercian monks introduce to many regions of Europe? | Sheep farming |
| As food became plentiful, what could be done with the surplus crops? | Traded for surplus crops from another area |
| What did regions become famous for? | Specific manufactured products |
| What occurred because the nobility and families of wealthy merchants wanted expensive clothes, weaponry and jewelry? | The market for these goods encouraged specialization and long distance and trade. |
| Crusades | Series of holy fought against the muslims in the Holy Land, lasted about 200 years. |
| What problem of buying and selling did the development of banking solve? | Bills of exchange eliminated the danger of carrying coins on trade journeys. |
| the map Major Trade Routes and Cities of Medieval Europe. Why do you think many of the trade routes made use of waterways? | It was easier to move goods on ships than on land, where roads were poor and mountains made travel difficult. |
| Which was used first by medieval farmers? crop rotation or the three-field system | crop rotation |
| As trade revived, what began to grow and be built? | Towns |
| What happened to the forests because of the need for wood for heating and cooking, and the need for land for farming? | Loss of natural resorces |
| A demand for goods leads to an increase in | skilled workers |
| What did artisans with the same skill join to protect their economic interest? | Guild |
| What ways did the appearance of Gothic churches differ from the appearance of earlier churches? | Taller brighter bigger Thinner walls Arier |
| What effect did the Church aim to have on medieval knights? | chivlry - focus on Christan values of generosity, humility, and mercy |
| What did the schools attached to cathedrals gradually turn into? | universitys |