... and windmills were a very important advancement for medieval industry. Water mills used large wheels that water from streams or rivers pushed around. These wheels then turned other cranks and wheels that could be used to grind, pound, or crush raw material into a useable product. Windmills were used in the plains and rolling hills where there was no water. There were two kinds of windmills used in the middle Ages. These two windmills differed in the "fan blades" they used. Because of windmills and water mills many jobs were created for medieval people. These two inventions were mainly used to grind wheat. This ground wheat was a basis for most medieval food. Hence, the windmill and water mill of the middle Ages were very important industrial advancements. Medieval Industrial Technology has also been characterized by many agricultural improvements. Medieval farmers used the heavy plough to loosen soil for ...

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