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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Pitchfork (D)</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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (A)</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 (B)</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 (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Peasant Cottages (B)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Woodland (A)</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 (A)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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