history ch.4 lesson 2

Rights and responsibilities of lords?

Protect his serfs, giving them safety to farm the land

What benefits did guilds offer craftspeople?

Separation, set standards and prices

Memorial system

An agricultural system by which serfs were legally bound to work a lords land and were granted land of their own

How did increased trade give rise to commercial capitalism?

Because new trading companies and banking firms were set up to manage the exchange and sell of goods. Therefore capitalism

When did medieval Towns people gain rights? Why?

By 1100 . They wanted unique laws and were willing to pay. Lords and kinds used this to make money

What change in crop rotation increased farm yields?

Change from two-field, to three-field

What brought agricultural improvements to medieval Europe?

Changes in society, technology, and climate

What did a medieval revival trade bring with it?

Growth in Towns and a money economy

How did iron affect medieval farming?

It made the carruca, and the entire community would buy and share it

Where were Europe's main medieval trading centers?

Italian cities, Venice and Flanders

Who owned the land that serfs worked?

Lords

What conditions and factors led to the growth of independent medieval cities?

Trading