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WorksheetsTopic 9 Lesson 4: Revival of Towns and Trade
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
The chief purpose of medieval fairs was to
increase agricultural output.
promote trade.
help manors become self-sufficient.
protect the interests of craftworkers.
Why did farmers let some fields lie fallow?
to reduce the surplus of crops
to bring new land under cultivation
to increase the soil's productivity
to allow serfs to grow their own food
What was one result of the three-field system?
Farmers could share their land and labor.
Farmers could clear more forest land.
Farmers could produce more crops each year.
Farmers could use draft animals to plow their land.
What was the purpose of guilds?
to protect craftworkers' financial interests
to increase the supply of manufactured goods
to promote competition among workers
to make overseas trade easier and safer
Why did medieval towns offer more freedom than manors?
Towns had no church officials.
Towns had fewer guilds to restrict workers.
Towns had no system of social classes.
Towns were beyond the control of feudal lords.
What is crop rotation?
practice of changing the use of fields over time
unplanted
system of planting invented in the High Middle Ages which increased the amount of land that could be planted each year
association of people who have a common interest
What does fallow mean?
unplanted
system of planting invented in the High Middle Ages which increased the amount of land that could be planted each year
association of people who have a common interest
drawing or pulling, as of a load
What is a three-field system?
system of planting invented in the High Middle Ages which increased the amount of land that could be planted each year
association of people who have a common interest
drawing or pulling, as of a load
to stop
What is a guild?
association of people who have a common interest
drawing or pulling, as of a load
to stop
practice of changing the use of fields over time
What does it mean to draft something?
drawing or pulling, as of a load
to stop
practice of changing the use of fields over time
unplanted
What does it mean to cease doing something?
to stop
practice of changing the use of fields over time
unplanted
system of planting invented in the High Middle Ages which increased the amount of land that could be planted each year
