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A 3 page paper which examines daily Medieval life as presented by Jackson Spielvogel in “Western Civilization” Volume 1 Fifth edition. No additional sources cited.
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castles, and in a time of simplicity would be romantic and adventurous. However, such was truly not the case as living conditions were far from sanitary, with people living in
the midst of their own filth and waste, and many people lived without many simple, and yet necessary things. The following paper examines medieval life as presented by Jackson Spielvogels
text "Western Civilization." The paper discusses the changes that occurred during this time, changes which improved ordinary life in Medieval Europe. Medieval Life One of the most important
elements in life, past or present, is agriculture. Without agriculture civilizations would not truly exist. And, during the Medieval times there were technological advances which improved agriculture in many different
ways. Spielvogel states, "Technological changes also furthered the expansion of agriculture. Many depended on the use of iron, which was mined in various areas of Europe and traded to places
where it was not found" (218). We see that "Iron was in demand to make swords and armor as well as scythes, ax heads, new types of farming implements such
as hoes and saws, hammers, and nails for building purposes. It was crucial to the development of the heavy, wheeled plow...which made an enormous impact on medieval agriculture" (Spielvogel 218).
In another aspect regarding agriculture we see that in the 10th century "a new collar was developed that distributed the weight around the shoulder and chest rather than the
throat and could be used to hitch up a series of horses, enabling them to pull the new heavy plow faster and cultivate more land" (Speilvogel 219). In addition to
this we see that the change from a two field system to a three field system of planting, thus offering more options in crop rotation, created a better system of
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