All of the following were factors in nearly doubling Europe's population by the High Middle Ages EXCEPT:
a. A cessation of Viking invasions.
b. increased agricultural output due to the three field rotation system.
c. use of wind- and watermills.
d. expansion of arable land.
e. importation of rice from Asia as a staple crop.
a
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