CONTEXT - The Little Ice Age and land use Flashcards
1
Q
What was the Little Ice Age?
A
Two phases of time in which temperatures dropped. It is thought winter temperatures were 2c lower than present.
2
Q
How did the Little Ice Age affect shipping?
A
Shipping to Iceland and Greenland were made impossible for months due to frozen waters.
3
Q
Why was there economic difficulty in England during the seventeenth century?
A
There was a number of poor harvests which resulted in high prices and starvation.
4
Q
How did the Little Ice Age affect people’s way of living?
A
There was widespread crop failure, disease, famine and population decline.
5
Q
How did the Little Ice Age affect the social setting?
A
There was more social unrest and many people faced starvation and poverty.
6
Q
When was the Little Ice Age?
A
1290 - late 1400s
1645 - 1715
