<P> Medieval technology refers to the technology used in medieval Europe under Christian rule . After the Renaissance of the 12th century , medieval Europe saw a radical change in the rate of new inventions , innovations in the ways of managing traditional means of production , and economic growth . The period saw major technological advances , including the adoption of gunpowder , the invention of vertical windmills , spectacles , mechanical clocks , and greatly improved water mills , building techniques ( Gothic architecture , medieval castles ) , and agriculture in general ( three - field crop rotation ) . </P>
<P> Medieval technology refers to the technology used in medieval Europe under Christian rule . After the Renaissance of the 12th century , medieval Europe saw a radical change in the rate of new inventions , innovations in the ways of managing traditional means of production , and economic growth . The period saw major technological advances , including the adoption of gunpowder , the invention of vertical windmills , spectacles , mechanical clocks , and greatly improved water mills , building techniques ( Gothic architecture , medieval castles ) , and agriculture in general ( three - field crop rotation ) . </P>
which technologically advanced civilization had made important advances in navigation by the 1300s
which technologically advanced civilization had made important advances in navigation by the 1300s
Medieval technology
Medieval technology