Middle+Ages+Artifacts

come to the surface. The nutrients made healthier plants and more plants grow. The plow increased food production dramatically when it was invented. This caused population growth and a higher demand for goods and services. The plow improved the economy because there were more people who needed service, so people made more money. ||
 * The Black Death || Joan of Arc || Plow ||
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 * This picture shows the execution of men who were accused of infecting others with the Bubonic Plague, also known as The Black Death. The Black Death was a deadly disease which spread through rats' flees biting humans. This disease spread quickly and killed about 1/3 of Europe's population. The black death spread through all parts of Europe except Poland. At first, in places hit hard by the plague, prices dropped because there were less people, which resulted with less demand for goods and services. Later, however, the prices rose dramatically because there were less workers and more demands. With less workers, less land could be cultivated and fewer goods could be produced, making services more valuable. The Black Death devastated the society too. Survivors demanded more money for their labor and when not they did not get the income they needed, workers started to relocate to places where there were better opportunities to make a good living. The government did not approve of the relocating, so they made laws preventing the raising of prices and the relocating of workers. || Joan of Arc helped lead the French to victories during the Hundred Years' War. The Hundred Years' War was from 1337 to 1453 and France and England were fighting each other. The English had a chain of victories due to the invention of the longbow which could penetrate any armour. The French became desperate, so when Joan of Arc came and asked French king, Charles VII to lead his army, he decided to give her a chance. Joan led the French to victories until she was captured by the English. The English convicted Joan of using witchcraft and she was burned. The French later created the cannon. With the inventions of the longbow and cannon, knights with armour were no longer needed because their armour was not strong enough. Castles were built to protect royalty, but canons could destroy a castle. This caused castles and knights to disappear. When the war was over, the population throughout Europe increased as well as trade. An economical, social and political reformation was occurring. It was called The Renaissance. || The plough was an invention from the High Middle Ages. The most common plow was called a scratch plow. The scratch plow was light and simple. It broke the soil up without turning it completely over and could usually be pulled by two oxen. Breaking soil up would allow nutrients that were buried to