1. Day 2

3. Traditional or Pre-Industrial Society
Middle Ages ( CE) England organized into farming villages
Had to grow food to feed itself
Organized collectively- and separated into 3 fields
One for growing grain for bread (wheat or rye)
One for growing oats for livestock or for barley to make beer
One left fallow (empty) to regain its fertility
Fields were further divided into strips (each peasant owned about 30 strips)
These were scattered all over the fields

4. Field 1 Wheat or Rye Field 2 Fallow (empty) Barley or Oats A Z B G G B

5. Disadvantages of Traditional Farming
Paths connecting farming strips wasted much land
Time was wasted
Communal grazing of cattle allowed disease to spread rapidly
Lack of fences = cattle stomping across fields
Farmers had to plow at same time, plant same seeds at same time, harvest at the same time
Hard for any one farmer experiment to improve efficiency

6. What are the top 3 changes you would want to make if you were a farmer at that time?

7. Forces for Change
2 major developments in 1700’s forced traditional society to change
Population growth:
Britain’s population in 1700 = 5.5 million
Britain’s population in 1800 = 9 million
France put a blockade on England
England couldn’t import foreign corn
More people + less imported corn = English farmers needed to produce more food
Had to develop improved techniques

8. What will happen next?

10. Imagine you are a peasant farmer in the middle ages (1100 CE); what would you experience on a daily basis?
Complete the above sensory figure using accurate and complete information from today’s class.
DO NOT CREATE SIMPLE SENTENCES LIKE “I SMELL DIRT” OR “WITH MY HANDS I SCRATCH MY FACE” OR ANY ANSWER LIKE THAT!! ANY ANSWER SIMILAR TO THOSE WILL RESULT IN A ZERO ON THE PAPER!
Each correct and complete answer is worth 5 points, total 35 points