Which of the following did NOT contribute to an increase in food production and population growth during the Middle Ages?
A) the invention of the ox collar
B) a climate change
C) a heavy, wheeled plow with an iron plowshare
D) a three-field system of crop rotation
3 answers
Im between A or B?
There was no dramatic climate change in Europe at that time. B is wrong. Re-read your text materials for the correct information. I don't know about the ox collar or yoke.
This gives information about farming in the Middle Ages, too.
http://www.lordsandladies.org/farming-middle-ages.htm
http://www.lordsandladies.org/farming-middle-ages.htm