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Rural Life and Crises in Medieval Europe: Labor, Plague, and Rebellion

Explore the challenges and changes faced by peasants in medieval Europe, from excessive labor hours to devastating famines and the impact of the Black Death. Witness the growth of technology with the three-field system, and the social upheavals like the Jacquerie rebellion. Discover the expansion of mills and mines, marking a shift towards industrialization and the use of water and wind power.

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Rural Life and Crises in Medieval Europe: Labor, Plague, and Rebellion

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  1. 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

  2. Technology • Three field system • rotational system for agriculture in which two fields grow food crops & one lies fallow

  3. 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

  4. Black Death 1347-1351 • Outbreak of bubonic plaque that spread across Asia, North Africa, and Europe • Reversed population growth • 2 years spread across Europe

  5. Black Death 1347-1351, cont • Developed boils, black blotches, foul body odors, and severe pain • Death was within 2days of infection

  6. Social Rebellion • Black death survivors demanded higher pay • In Jacquerie peasants looted castles and murdered dozens of people • Authorities put out rebellion with greater bloodshed • Peasants bought freedom or ran away

  7. Mills and Mines • Mining, metal working, and use of mechanical energy expanded • Water wheels • Mechanism that harnessed the energy of water to grind grain or to power machinery

  8. Mills and Mines, cont • Windmills multiplied across • Growth of industry • Water power aid for iron making • High demand in iron making • metal coins • church bells • cannon • statues

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