Middle Ages Vocabulary
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Kelly Wurtz Frankenbush ? 3 AP European History 18 August 2011 The Middle Ages Vocabulary Chapter 1: The Rise of Europe Section 3: The High Middle Ages: Secular Civilization 1. High Middle Ages: A dynamic period in Europe beginning in the eleventh century in which the population became more dense and new towns began to rise. Much was created, such as agricultural advances that are still used in modern times. 2. Three-Field System: A system in which the peasant village divided its field into three parts: one sown with one crop, a second sown with another crop, and the third left to lie fallow. 3. Feudalism: A means of carrying on some kind of government on a local basis where no organized state exists.
