The Decline of Trade in the Middle Ages
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What was the typical size of a manor?

  • Few dozen square miles
  • Few thousand square miles
  • Few square miles (correct)
  • Few hundred square miles
  • What served as an important source of food in a manor system?

  • Lumber from woodlands
  • Milk and cheese
  • Crops grown on the manor
  • Fish from streams and ponds (correct)
  • Which of the following was NOT produced by the serfs and peasants on the manor?

  • Milk and cheese
  • Fuel
  • Crops
  • Iron (correct)
  • What was one of the few outside purchases made by the manor community?

    <p>Salt</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which invention is credited with keeping alive original thought in the manor system?

    <p>Pitchfork</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What impact did independent thought in engineering and invention have on the Manor system?

    <p>It sparked the Scientific Revolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a significant impact of the decline of trade during the early Middle Ages on the manor system?

    <p>Promoted self-sufficiency within the manor system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did serfs' acceptance of their life as part of the Church’s teachings impact the manor system?

    <p>Helped maintain stability and order within the manor system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why were many children put to work in the fields or at home in medieval times?

    <p>To reduce the workload on adults</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role did illness and malnutrition play in the lives of medieval peasants?

    <p>They were constant afflictions for medieval peasants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a key belief that influenced serfs' acceptance of their social status in medieval times?

    <p>Divine right of kings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did feudalism contribute to maintaining order within medieval societies?

    <p>Through establishing a rigid social hierarchy and clear obligations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the medieval manor system, where did the peasants live?

    <p>Peasant Cottages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the village church in the medieval manor system?

    <p>Site of religious services and public meetings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect of a medieval manor system provided wood for fuel?

    <p>Woodland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How was a medieval manor largely self-sufficient economically?

    <p>By having the peasants work the lord's fields</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the purpose of the Mill in a medieval manor system?

    <p>Water-powered mill for grinding grain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which area in a medieval manor system was specifically dedicated to grazing animals?

    <p>Common Pasture</p> Signup and view all the answers

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