European Expansion From 1000 A.d To 1500 A.d

European Expansion from 1000A.D to 1500 A.DEurope ,during the 11th and 13th centuries and the ages between 1000 A.D and 1500 A.D ,experienced the most growth, economically and technologically all thanks to the new developments and inventions that were seen at that time. On the economic front ,before it began expansion, Europe was just a vast mass of land with nothing much going on in it, there was lesser population and lesser occupation was witnessed. The emergence of improved technology and techniques brought about the developments, now more than ever there was farming going using the knowledge learnt from the also emerging monasteries. The Arabs also came in to introduce the summer farming, which aided in using the land even when it was dry. Iron smelting was on the rise too, more farm tools were invented which helped in ploughing and clearing more forests to enable farming, and by this ,population grew and expansion began to take toll for the better.There was now better technology, including improved maps that enabled the explorers know their way around easily. Also in the newly discovered lands, the Europeans employed the use of motor driven trucks that enabled efficiency, and water