1. World History Chapter 14B
Changes in Medieval Society

2. A Growing Food Supply
Prior to changing from oxen to horses, a new form of harness had to be invented
Use of horses will replace the use of oxen
Food production increased with the development of the three-field system
With more food, the production grew stronger and larger

3. Three-Field System

4. Trade and Finance Expand
Most trade will take place in towns
Manors were no longer self-sufficient
Guilds controlled the crafts and trade
Guilds controlled wages and prices in their craft

5. Becoming a Master in a Guild
Apprenticed for 5-9 years as a child to learn the trade
Apprentice becomes a journeyman and could go to work for wages
Journeyman made an item that qualified as a “Master piece”
Merchants needing loans were faced with a problem

6. Continued Christians could not make loans that charged interest
This was considered a sin (usury)
Many Jews provided this service for Christians
Trade will be the lifeblood of a town
If a serf could make his/her way to a city and live there for a year and a day they would be free

7. The Revival of Learning
University-a group of scholars meeting wherever they could
People not buildings made-up the Medieval University
Writers began using the vernacular (everyday language) to write in (French, English, Italian, and Spanish)
By writing in the vernacular writers such as Chaucer and Dante brought literature to many people
The Crusades opened new channels of information
Europeans began reading ancient Greek works that were thought to have been lost

8. TA14C
Read Pages Copy & Define Terms on Page 397 Copy & Answer Questions 14 & 15 on Page 404