1. Economic Expansion and Change Mr. Schoff
Chapter 8 section 4
Economic Expansion and Change
Mr. Schoff

3. How does an increase in food production lead to the development of cities?

4. New Technologies and methods in agriculture
Iron plows
Harness for horses
Windmills
Clearing and draining land
Three-field system
All of this leads to…

5. Greater Agricultural activity, which leads to…

6. Population growth!!!

7. And a growing demand for goods leads to…
…Increased trade

8. 7. Rights and privileges specified in Charters
Increased Trade
New ways of doing business
8. Partnerships
9. Insurance
10. Bills of exchange
Social changes
11. Feudalism ends
12. Middle class formed

9. Commercial Revolution pg. 198 Charters Bills of exchange
Define these…
Three-field system
Commercial Revolution pg. 198
Charters
Bills of exchange

10. Three-field system
Grain
33%
Legumes
(peas, beans)
Fallow (Unplanted)

11. Old Two-field system
Grain, Legumes, etc.
50%
Fallow
(Unplanted)