Agriculture Revolution Slide 1 Better technology and practices = more food. More food = population growth -35 million in 1000 -80 million in 1340 Growth of towns and cities

New Harness (horse collar)- allows for heavier loads to be pulled Slide 2 New Harness (horse collar)- allows for heavier loads to be pulled

New type of Horse Harness Slide 3 New type of Horse Harness OLD NEW

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Heavy Plow allows better more land to be cultivated Slide 5 Heavy Plow allows better more land to be cultivated

Windmills allow for increased flour production Slide 6 Windmills allow for increased flour production

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Grindstone grinds grain into flour Slide 8 Grindstone grinds grain into flour

Expanded Production Reclaim wasteland for farming Slide 9 Reclaim wasteland for farming Adoption of three field system (crop rotation). Better system of land conservation and production.

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Trade fairs Large markets where goods are traded Slide 11 Large markets where goods are traded They grow very large, many turn into towns with their own charters and laws.

Medieval Trade Fair Slide 12

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Guilds: an association of skilled workers or merchants Slide 14 Examples Stone masons, weavers, cloth makers, cobblers, coopers, brewers, bakers, metal workers, goldsmiths, leather makers, etc. Only guild members could work in a trade. Limit membership to decrease competition Pass rules regulating prices, hours of labor, quality of work. Also provide social services- health care, widow and orphan funds. Apprenticeship- 7 years, unpaid Up to 1/3 are exclusive to women, many are open to both men and women

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Revival of Trade Slide 16

How did you get a job in the Middle Ages? Slide 17 How did you get a job in the Middle Ages? Serve as an apprentice to learn a trade and become a guild member.