Examination of Communal Ovens Korea Minjok Leadership Academy International Program Jeon, Ji Hyun Term Paper, AP European History, December 2018 I. Introduction II. Masonry Oven III. Communal Ovens IV. Factors that influenced communal ovens IV-a. Fire Hazards IV-b. Banalité IV-c. Cost/Efficiency IV-d. Industrial Revolution V. Conclusion Bibliography I. Introduction Bread is an essential part of the diet of Europeans throughout history. On average, over 50 percent of all income was spent on bread from the 18 th century to the 19 th century. [i] However, contrary to the numerous methods of baking bread and the types of different breads, the form of the oven has remained relatively unchanged for centuries. Communal ovens in the form of masonry ovens have been used from ancient Rome as early as 125 BC [ii] . In this paper, the factors that influenced communal ovens will be examined. This paper focuses on the 17 th cen