rural life

slide 1 rural life rural growth and crisis rural life peasants worked 50 plus hours of labor women & men worked the fields rural poverty increased which lead to rapid population growth population 80 million by 1300 technology three field system rotational system for agriculture in which two fields grow food crops & one lies fallow great famine 1315-1317 population continued to rise new settlements poor soil for agriculture lead some people to famine life expectancy was 30-35 years of age black death 1347-1351 outbreak of bubonic plaque that spread across asia, north africa, and europe reversed population growth 2 years spread across europe black death 1347-1351, cont developed boils, black blotches, foul body odors, and severe pain death was …

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