Asked by Yaneth Ponce on Sep 27, 2024
The three-field system left a third of the land unplanted in order to
A) be rented to another landowner.
B) be given to the Church to grow crops.
C) rest and increase its fertility for the next growing season.
D) be used as a plague burial ground.
E) be used for grazing livestock.
Three-Field System
An agricultural practice where farmland was divided into three sections, with different crops rotated annually to manage soil fertility.
Fertility
The natural capability to produce offspring, a significant factor in population dynamics and individual reproductive health.
Unplanted
Not sown with seeds or not having plants introduced into the ground or an area intended for cultivation.
- Acquire knowledge about the motivations for and the effects of the cessation of serfdom from the twelfth century onward.
Learning Objectives
- Acquire knowledge about the motivations for and the effects of the cessation of serfdom from the twelfth century onward.