All of the Following Technological Innovations Increased European Agricultural Productivity

question 22

Multiple Choice

All of the following technological innovations increased European agricultural productivity in the Middle Ages except

• A)a new heavy plow.
• B)introduction of the horseshoe and horse collar.
• C)the three-field system of sowing.
• D)introduction of oxen for pulling plows.
• E)the widening use of the water mill and the introduction of the wind mill.

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