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

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

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

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

6. Windmills allow for increased flour production
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Windmills allow for increased flour production

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8. Grindstone grinds grain into flour
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Grindstone grinds grain into flour

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

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

12. Medieval Trade Fair
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14. Guilds: an association of skilled workers or merchants
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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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16. Revival of Trade
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17. How did you get a job in the Middle Ages?
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How did you get a job in the Middle Ages?
Serve as an apprentice to learn a trade and become a guild member.