What effect did monasteries have on the expansion of agricultural production in early modern europe?
a. they slowed expansion of agricultural production because they insisted on living a life of extreme poverty and asceticism
b. they slowed expansion of agricultural production because they focused only on prayer and service to god
c. they contributed to the expansion of agricultural production because they organized much of the labor needed to clear forests, drain swamps, and prepare lands for cultivation
d. they contributed to the expansion of agricultural production by building commercial farms and employing freed serfs as agricultural laborers

Choose one civil war topic from the list below. research your topic using the library and the internet. then, write a report of at least four hundred words. topics: a major civil war battle civil war munitions and uniforms the emancipation proclamation the gettysburg address note! when writing a research paper, it is important to cite your source or sources. for example, anytime you use a direct quote from the source in your writing, you should follow it with the author's last name, the year of the publication, and the page number where the specific quotation is located in parentheses. for example: the author states, "lincoln was an american hero." (jones, 1999, p. 298). you will also need to include a works cited section at the end of your paper, providing the information about the source you used. generally, when you are writing for a social science course (like this course), you will use a citation format designed by the american psychological association (apa). use this brief apa style guide to you format your citations.