Late Middle Ages - Development of new cities

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What was also a reason that farmers can harvest faster?

The invention of the heavy plough in combination with the use of horses made it possible to tear up fertile soil very fast.

What did the farmers do with all the food they do not need?

The surplus food was sold or exchanged at markets.

What was the result of so much food?

Because of growth in trade, small towns were transformed into cities and existing cities became even larger.
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Which city became in fourteenth century the most important city in North-western Europe?

Bruges

Many craftsmen in Bruges specialised in the production of ..... ?

Cloths

Why started cities and merchants to work together?

To improve trade over long distances.

In which years did the plague rage through Europe?

Between 1346 and 1353.

How many people had the Black dead killed?

The Black Death killed between 75 and 200 million people in Europe.

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