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Economy, Trade and Exploration - Coggle Diagram
Economy, Trade and Exploration
Agrarian economy
greater movement towards sheep farming in 1480s and 1490s
Could be divided into 'lowland zone' in the South and East
Line drawn from the Tees estuary to Weymouth
Mixed farming the most popular
pastoral farming in the more woodland areas
specialisms such as horse breeding in Fenlands
'Highland Zone'
north and west of the Tees estuary to Weymouth
Exploration
John Cabot
Matthew the Boat
Trade
cloth trade
responsible for 90% of the value of English exports
increase of over 60% in the volume of cloth exports
In the earlier parts of the century bulk of exports had been raw wool
merchants of the staple
Incorporated by royal charter in 1319
controlled the export of wool
staple based in Calais from 1363
decline in the wool trade reduced the company's importance
Industry