Late Antiquity saw what trend in the countryside that continued into the Middle Ages?
A) Both slavery and freedom declined, while tenants (coloni) increased.
B) Economic difficulties increased slavery.
C) German custom gradually granted all people freedom.
D) Agriculture was abandoned in favor of herding and commerce.
E) The number of small land owners grew.
Ans: A
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