Peasant During The Middle Ages

Peasants were at the bottom of the society, but still gave and received many things. Peasant's offered many things. Peasants grew different crops depending on what area you were in. Rye in the mountains, wheat in the lowlands, and barley, oats, and vetch were grown through Europe (Hacket 253). Peasant serfs raised livestock like chicken and goats. They then gave a majority to their lords (S 2). Serfs had to also pay a tithe which was 10% of their crops donated to the church (Jovinelly 10). Peasants mostly farmed wheat and rye because that was a main source of food for people in the middle ages and most of the food supply came from them (Cels 11). Peasants also were given many things. Serfs had to pay taxes, but if they were ever attacked,

The lowest class, peasants, help create a military. In desperate times of war, Peasants could join the military temporarily to help defeat the enemy. Only peasant freemans were allowed to do this. Peasants also had sons that they could send to the military. Feudalism also helps create a military by giving knights the incentive to fight. Lords offer many things that were valuable. The biggest thing they offered was land. During the Middle Ages, land was very valuable. Once a knight owned land, they were considered a new class which was a vassal (Smith 3). Lords also offered things like food and shelter. Knights were basically given everything they needed to live which was a big driving force for them to join the military. They also had more power than the average civilian in the Manor (Smith 3). (CS) In conclusion Feudalism helps create a functioning

There was a very strong culture in the Middle ages. The language spoken was Latin. The religion of christianity played a huge role in the Middle Ages. Christianity influenced the way society was organized (Jovinelly 7). Nobles such as Kings and bishops, owed their loyalty to to the leader of the church, the pope. (Jovinelly 8). The Great chain of being was also very important in the Middle ages. The Great Chain of Being was a distinct line and everyone was placed somewhere on it based on certain things. God was above all (Lenehan 1). Men were automatically above women (Lenehan 1). Once you were placed on the chain, you stayed there for life. You couldn't rise or decrease no matter what. It was against god to change your place on the chain (Melani). Where a person was on the chain was determined based on how much “spirit” and “matter” the person had. The less you had the lower you were on the chain (Melani). It was so important because it showed your social ranking in