Agriculture During The High Middle Ages

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There were two classes, the upper class and the lower class which were the main classes of the ranked system during ancient Rome. The upper class was constructed of the wealthy people who owned land, who became engulfed in politics as being important figures like senators, tribunes, and consuls, etc. The upper class members are part of a wealthy group called the Patricians.

One of the innovations that stood out the most during the American Industrial Revolution were with the advancement with Agriculture. Despite the other benefits made during the American industrial revolution, such as steel and oil, agriculture remained the nation's basic occupation. The revolution in agriculture during the time involved a shift from hand labor to machine farming and from subsistence (maintaining/supporting for oneself) to a commercial agriculture. There were a few contributing factors to the achievement of agricultural success. One of them was the expansion to the West and another was the use of machinery for farming. Innovations such as The Reaper, The Thresher, Steel Plow, and Combine encouraged farming in the prairie lands

Many people cannot agree on whether the European Middle Ages were “Dark Ages” or an “Early Renaissance”. A Dark Age is a time during which a civilization undergoes a decline, while a Renaissance is a new period of growth or activity. Even though there is an equal amount of evidence for both the Dark Ages and the Early Renaissance, some pieces were more effective than others. The European Middle Ages were an Early Renaissance because citizens started to begin new lives as different roles, the feudal system was slowly being forgotten, and the Magna Carta was published.

The Peasants life journey, through the Middle Ages was tough. The life of a peasant was hard and not easy or respected. A peasant’s work was never appreciated by the high social classes. Peasant life should be acknowledged for the work and impact it had on British History.

In the High Middle ages (after 1000 A.D) and beyond there were major political, economic and intellectual changes that happed across Europe. The changes helped bring about new eras to the European landscape. As Europe was brought into these new eras, it thus brought upon the end of the Dark Ages.

In the Middle Ages, soil exhaustion was a constant problem. To counter this issue, farmers relied on a system known as the three-field system, which would replace the two-field system. During the autumn season, farmers would plant a grain species (usually wheat, barley or rye). In the spring, farmers would normally either plant legumes or oats. The legumes planted in the spring would improve the quality of soil due to the nitrogen fixation found within the root nodules. This would increase the amount of nitrogen present in the soil, and thus serve as a natural fertilizer. By leaving one field unoccupied, this allowed the soil to regain nutrients. By having two harvests per year, citizens of the land were offered more protection against famine

Around 90% of the population in medieval times belonged to peasants. They were the best populated class but were treated terribly. A peasants life is hard. We are at the bottom of the feudal system (a system of classes used in the medieval times). Peasants lives were boring and had nothing much to do.In the medieval time us peasants were divided into three different statuses: slave, serf, and freeman. These statuses were very important because it helped us understand what we had to do for the church and the kings, lords, and queens we worked for.

Farming provided everyone with food and helped the economy. Without farmers, the manor would not be self sufficient seeing they could not make their own food. Farming was key to survival ("Medieval Occupations"). without it people would not have food, resulting in deaths and no jobs being completed. With these jobs not being done, there would be no way to make money for the manor. If there were no farmers, the whole manor could be destroyed. The village depends on the crops the farmers grow such as wheat,barley, peas, beans etc ("Medieval Manor"). If they were not able to rely on this they would need to go out of their way to get food either by purchasing or trading with other countries or by making some themselves, which would interfere with

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People use the saying “Middle Ages” to tell about the time period Europe went through between the decline of the Roman Empire and the start of the Renaissance around the time of 5th to the 15th century. The representation of Europe during the Middle Ages as stagnant is an accurate statement. This can be proven through the lack of development in the economic, political, and religious categories.

The Medieval Era was a time period that lasted from approximately 500 AD to 1500 AD. Historians argue that it was it was a time that was actually vital and had great achievements. Although this may be true, there is still a much darker part to this time period. The time period known as the Middle Ages should also be known as the Dark Ages because of Invasions, the Bubonic Plague, and Holy Crusades. They all contributed to making the Middle ages really dreadful.

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The Middle Ages is a medieval time period in Western Europe that lasted from 500 to 1500 C.E. The Middle Ages began as a result from the collapse of the Roman Empire which began in 31 BCE, and fell in 476 C.E. In around 300 C.E. the emperor of the Rome divided the land for easier control. This began the decline of Rome. The Western half of Rome fell to Barbarian invaders, while the eastern half lived on as the Byzantine Empire. The Early Middle Ages began shortly after the western half fell. After the Roman Empire lost its position as the center of power, Western Europe fell into a time of chaos and warfare. There were a lot of attacks by Vikings, Magyars (hungarian nomads), and Muslims. The invasions caused disorder, and suffering, and the government system developed into feudalism.The High Middle Ages followed, the Early Middle Ages, and was the time period in Western Europe from around the 11th century to the 13th. The Middle Ages are referred to as the “Dark Ages” because of the disorder, hopelessness of the time. It is accurate to refer to the Middle Ages (500-1500) as a whole as a” the Dark Ages”.The Early Middle Ages meet the qualities of a dark age due to the, lack of government, education, and dysfunctional economy. However, the high middle ages was a time of improvement for these issues.

The Dark Ages were the entire period between the fall of Rome and the Renaissance; they were in fact the start of universities and scientific foundations. During medieval times, mainly right after the fall of Rome, society had a fairly hard time; trying to figure out what to do, many peasants started to farm. Society prospered from what they could personally grow and harvest, and whatever animals they could use, both for hard work and for food. All of this went relatively well, until the plague, or Black Death, happened in all of Europe, especially England. Millions of people died and those who survived were badly scarred. However, during the time of the plague, the Catholic religion flourished. Thus creating the second bright spot during the Dark Ages. Priests prayed for the well being of both the sick and the healthy, and many people converted to Catholicism as well. Additionally, during the dark ages, education for peasants was hard to come by since it was reserved for royalty, and church hierarchy. However, towards the end of the thirteenth century the Church started offering education for children from common homes as well. Plus, many scientific foundations came in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. In fact some scientists, such as Aristotle, helped find new discoveries, and medicines for disease. As one can see the "dark ages," were not dark, but the start of something bright, that no one during that time would ever forget for years to come.