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D. Read the sentences and answer true (T) or false. (F)
1. Mirrors were invented in the Middle Ages.
2. Ploughs were rst used in the Middle Ages.

3. During the Middle Ages, many forests were cut and cleared for agriculture.
4. Agricultural productivity increased greatly in the Middle Ages.
5. Cotton and linen cloth were manufactured in Europe during the Middle Ages.
6. Textile production in Europe was improved by inventions from the Far East.
7. A blast furnace is used to make power to drain mines.
8. Many more cheap tools became available in the Middle Ages.

E. Choose the correct meaning of the words below.
1. fundamental 5. cottage industry
a) basic a) a manufacturing activity carried out at home
b) surprising b) an industry which has recently started
2. radically 6. mill
a) slightly a) plant in the soil
b) extremely b) grind to powder
3. fallow 7. marshy land
a) without a crop a) wet land
b) covered b) forested land
4. soared 8. smithing
a) increased greatly a) making tools from metal
b) decreased greatly b) digging metal from the ground

F. In pairs, research another industry which developed during the Middle Ages and present your
findings to the class in the form of your choice.

1. What technologies allowed the industry to develop?
2. What did the industry produce?
3. How did the production of these good change people’s lives?

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