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1. II. Changes in Medieval Society
2. A. Growing Food Supply Europe’s rise to power would have been impossible without an increased food supply
Horses – Replaced oxen during the Middle Ages – Able to do 3 times the work
4. B. Guilds Guilds – Organization of individuals who work in the same business or occupation
Banded together to control the number of goods produced and the price of goods
Artisan – Skilled craftsmen who produced goods by hand
7. C. Magna Carta For many years English kings ruled without limits
1215 – King John was forced to sign the most praised document in English history
Magna Carta – Limits the power of the king and guarantees basic freedoms
8. D. Basic Freedoms Guaranteed 1) No taxation without representation
2) Trial by jury of peer
3) Equal protection under the law
10. E. Dante and Chaucer Two greatest writers of the Middle Ages
Dante – Greatest work is The Divine Comedy
Describes the passage through heaven, purgatory, and hell
Criticizes inequality in society
11. Descriptions of Hell
12. Geoffrey Chaucer – Author of The Canterbury Tales
Most famous book of the Middle Ages
Pokes fun at the church and shows that it is greedy and corrupt
13. Travelers to Canterbury