10 Questions
What type of crops did peasants start growing more of due to a labor shortage?
Apples, olives, grapes, or vegetables
How did peasants increase their purchasing power?
By receiving higher wages
Why did lords give renters longer and longer leases?
To make more money from their land
What contributed to the end of feudalism over the next two hundred years?
Peasants owning their own land
What was one way in which lords lost control over the lives of peasants?
Peasants owning their own land
What was one consequence of the labor shortage among peasants?
Peasants demanded higher wages to work on the land
How did the increased wages of peasants affect their ability to afford land?
Peasants could now afford to rent land from the lords
What was one reason for lords giving longer and longer leases to peasants?
To maintain control over the lives of peasants
What was a significant outcome of peasants becoming richer due to higher wages?
Peasants eventually became landowners
How did the process of peasants owning their own land contribute to the end of feudalism?
Lords could no longer control peasants who owned their own land
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