Peasants on a typical medieval manor lacked incentives to use new farming methods to produce a surplus of crops because __________.
the Catholic Church discouraged the development of new techniques
the absence of urban markets discouraged the production of a surplus
the soil and climate of Western Europe discouraged the introduction of new methods
peasants would have been forced to give all surpluses to the lord of the manor

Question

Peasants on a typical medieval manor lacked incentives to use new farming methods to produce a surplus of crops because __________.
the Catholic Church discouraged the development of new techniques
the absence of urban markets discouraged the production of a surplus
the soil and climate of Western Europe discouraged the introduction of new methods
peasants would have been forced to give all surpluses to the lord of the manor

tester97 · Answer

I say go with C

Reason: The production of crops during the Middle Ages was very simple due to the fact that the climate and soil of Western Europe made it difficult to introduce new methods. And, the peasants did not have the resources to utilize new farming methods.