HIST 1201H Lecture 5: Economics - May 28
8 Mar 2016
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Conquering land and making the people slaves. Lord has the nicest house, builds the church and gets a priest to come. Land owned by the lord of the manor. Demesne the land owned by the lord, where the peasants work. Serf: a peasant tied to the lord"s land; not free to leave. Other members of society who were not peasants, lower than peasants. A combination of bubonic plague (spread by rat fleas) and pneumonic plague (spread by human contact) Killed 1/3 of population of europe (wiping out whole villages) Labour shortage and a decrease in land prices. People fleeing to the country side to avoid close contact. Supply and demand, paying people more due to labour shortages. The best thing that ever happened to europe, exactly what europe needed due to. Heavy wheeled plough and padded horse collar, iron horse shoes. Wind and water mills for grinding grain. Legumes added nitrogen to the soil (improving soil)
