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MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

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Use the information in the chart to answer the question. Three-Field System of Crop Rotation Field 1 * Planted in autumn and harvested in spring * Planted with grains like wheat and rye Field 2 * Planted in spring and harvested in late summer * Planted with oats, barley, peas, and beans Field 3 * Fallow field * Plowed but unplanted to restore nutrients to soil What resulted from the introduction of the three-field system of crop rotation in the Middle Ages?
A
The amount of land grazed by livestock decreased.
B
The quality of the soil decreased.
C
The risk of famine increased.
D
The quantity and variety of crops increased.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This meant farmers had to break their holdings into three fields–one to be planted with wheat or rye in the fall, for human consumption; a second to be used in the spring to raise peas, beans, and lentils for human use and oats and barley for the horses. The third field lay fallow.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is crop rotation? Crop rotation is the practice of planting different crops sequentially on the same plot of land to improve soil health, optimize nutrients in the soil, and combat pest and weed pressure.

Detailed explanation-3: -: a system of land cultivation under which the common land is divided into three parts of which one or two in rotation lie fallow in each year and the rest are cultivated.

Detailed explanation-4: -Crop rotation is defined as a “system of growing different kinds of crops in recurrent succession on the same land” (Martin et al., 1976). Rotating different crops year after year adds various economic and environmental benefits.

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