Why did people left the country side and moved
to towns?
1.Black
Plague
2.Shortage
of work force to work the land -
peasants and serfs began to earn wages for working the land
3.Peasant
class began to gain power and options
4.New
farming techniques reduce the number of farmers needed to provide food
Peasant
class
The Rise of Towns: Power to the People
2.Shortage
of work force to work the land - peasants and serfs began to earn wages for
working the land
–With
fewer workers, peasants could demand pay.
Why were there fewer workers? Yes, the plague!
–Lords
realized that they needed people to work their land. They had no idea what to
do with a field!
3.Peasant
class began to gain power and options
The Rise of Towns: Farm to Fork
4.New
farming techniques reduced the number of farmers needed to provide food
–The
heavy plow allowed for farmers to plant in richer soil, meaning a better crop.
–With
a better harvest, two things happened:
•Fewer
farmers were needed
–It allowed others to move to towns
•The
peasants ended up with a surplus.
–What are you going to do with a
surplus? Specialization
–This led to more power to the
peasants!
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