Write a paragraph in response to each of the following questions. Be sure to indicate the assignment number and your name at the top of your paper (or the TA will have trouble giving you credit).
- Describe the structure and function of the property ownership/usage system Platt refers to as “the feudal commons.” How does that system vary from modern ownership concepts?
- How did the rise of municipalities provide a way of transitioning away from feudal land structures?
- What influences from the English countryside do you observe in John Constable’s landscapes and/or in the music of Vaughn Williams and Holst?