European Manor System

1) What are some of the factors that best explain why societies in Europe developed around the Manor system in the 10th and 11th centuries? The first factor was they applied three-field system in agriculture. It meant people would divide their lands into three fields. Two fields was used for planting crops like peas, wheat, and the third one was a fallow field. However, three fields were switched for every season. For example, the field was used to use for planting crop in this season, would be left fallow in the next season, and the one that was left fellow, would be planted. Three-field systems helped people to harvest more food and had various kind of food. The development in agriculture required more specialists in other fields such …show more content…
Furthermore, the unhygienic environment and bacterium contributed to the spread of the plague. The impact of the plague on Europe: The epidemic disease killed million people ( 60% of the population). It became the most-feared disease of European history. Physicians with a limited medical knowledge could not cure the disease. The plague began to show on animals such as dogs, cat, chicken. Even the person who took care of the patients died of the same disease. 6) What factors led to the European Renaissance? What separates it from the earlier periods of medieval Europe? In the textbook, author described Italy in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries as a birthplace of modern world. The factors led to European Renaissance was due to a recover of economy and an the volume of trade increased. Moreover, a stability in society and a development in technology also contributed to European Renaissance. Material became cheaper and other new industries, especially printing became important in fifteenth century. In Renaissance, the printing press was mostly used, whereas parchment was used in the earlier period of medieval Europe. A high regard for human dignity and a realization of individual potentiality were the best characterization of life in Renaissance. Furthermore, In medieval European, a church had great impact on people's lives. In Renaissance, the church was like an European …show more content…
For example: Marco Polo set foot in China had marked an expansion in European human knowledge. According the sources in journal, he depicted the people in Kin-sai was honest in business, and market had many kind of fish, meat, herb, fruit..... The second example was an expedition of Christopher Columbia. He was an Italian and decided to sail to find a new island. And when he returned, he assured that he had found gold and also that they had a golden opportunity to convert natives. Even though Christopher didn't directly found the America, his landing on Caribbean island was the first step to discover the