Transportations
What is the oldest man-made transportation?
Carts
Name one of the main materials a tool was made out of
wood and/or iron
Who worked on the fields?
Serfs
Name two needed plants that were grown in a self-sufficient manor
Wheat, barley, oats, beans, basic fruits, etc.
Who was in charge of a manor?
A lord
How often would food be transferred?
Daily
What is one of the most important devices in farming?
The plow
Who owned the land of farming fields?
The lord of the manor
What is crop rotation?
Crop rotation is a practice of growing different crops on the same land in a regular recurring sequence
What did serfs eat the most?
Fruit and vegetables
What is the difference between a cart and a wagon (structure wise)?
A cart had two wheels, whereas a wagon had four.
What is the function of a watermill?
The watermill works by harnessing water, an inanimate source of energy to do the difficult work of grinding grain
How were the fields evenly divided in medieval times?
By strips
What was and still is, the best fertilizer for crops?
Animal dung/manure
List the feudal system from most to least surperior
King-Noble/lord-Knight-Peasants-Serfs
What was a wheelbarrow called in the Middle Ages?
A handcart
Which continent borrowed many agricultural ideas from other places and used it to their advantage?
Europe
What replaced the three-field system?
The four-field system
Giving their crops away was to pay off...
Rent and Taxes
What is the opposite of clay soil?
Light soil
Name two of four animals helped with transporting goods and materials?
Horses, donkeys, mules and oxen
What are the gadgets auger and maul called today?
A drill and a hammer
What is today's farming system called?
Modern agriculture system
What would the Lord do to make sure crops did not go to waste
Demanded extra labour service (Boon-work)
What needed to happen before the seeds were planted?
The field had to be ploughed