In this chapter, the historian, Jean Gimpel, discusses the developments relating to agriculture that were developed during the Medieval period. Gimpel seems to consider animals and their use on farms to be incredibly vital to the Agricultural Revolution. Especially the use of horses as opposed to the oxen that were traditionally used. Gimpel provides a …
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Food has become a staple in modern society, but very rarely do we think about the process that food goes through to be consumed daily. Ancient societies had to plan their food supply years in advance to ensure food for the entirety of their population. Chapter 2 of The Medieval Machine addresses the contrast between…
Food has become a staple in modern society, but very rarely do we think about the process that food goes through to be consumed daily. Ancient societies had to plan their food supply years in advance to ensure food for the entirety of their population. Chapter 2 of The Medieval Machine addresses the contrast between…
Food has become a staple in modern society, but very rarely do we think about the process that food goes through to be consumed daily. Ancient societies had to plan their food supply years in advance to ensure food for the entirety of their population. Chapter 2 of The Medieval Machine addresses the contrast…
Agriculture was the first “industry” that was effected by the the new sources of energy during the Middle Ages. There was also a slight climate change (only a few degrees). However, although quite small this change in temperature and humidity created a better climate for growing throughout Europe. The people of Europe, especially modern France…
Agriculture was the first “industry” that was effected by the the new sources of energy during the Middle Ages. There was also a slight climate change (only a few degrees). However, although quite small this change in temperature and humidity created a better climate for growing throughout Europe. The people of Europe, especially modern France …
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Quinn Hogan (346) David A. Freidel explains the relationship between farmers in Mesoamerica, and the lands which they held. The biggest point he is trying to thrust at the audience of this article, is how and why farmers in Mesoamerican civilizations allowed rulers to lay claim to the control of their agricultural yields. Freidel goes […]
Dr. Fred Wendorf was an anthropologist of great prominence during the 20th century. Wendorf’s work at Wadi Kubbaniya in Egypt cast into doubt many of the traditional theories on what many believe to be the greatest technological revolution in history; the rise of civilization as early humans turned from hunting and gathering to domestication of…