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Serfs and peasants had poor social positions primarily due to the feudal system, which entrenched social hierarchies and limited their rights and freedoms. They were often bound to the land they worked, required to provide labor and produce to their lords in exchange for protection and housing, which left them with little autonomy or economic power. Additionally, their lack of education and access to resources further marginalized them, reinforcing their low status within society. This systemic inequality perpetuated cycles of poverty and dependence, making upward mobility nearly impossible.
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Most people in Europe during the middle ages were?
serfs
What social class did the serfs belong to?
The serfs belonged to the poor class.
Who is a peasant who is tied to the land?
They were known as serfs.
What were there more of middle class houses or poor houses?
Poor people far outnumbered middle class in the Middle Ages. The serfs and other peasants were the great majority of the population, and the Middle Class was very small. So there were more cottages for poor people than middle class houses.
Wealthy peasants in the Soviet Union were called what?
A peasant is a farmer. Most peasants were poor, and most worked land owned by someone else, but not all. Poor peasants who worked the land of lords are most commonly referred to as serfs. Serfs did not pay rent, and were required to provide labor for the lord. They also were not free to move away from the manor on which they worked, though they were not slaves. They had some important rights that provided for their security, and they could not legally be forced to leave the manor unless they broke a law or failed to do their duties. Serfs were also called villeins. Certain serfs who had fewer rights were called cottagers or bordars, though the exact legal situation of bordars may not be entirely understood. Some medieval societies allowed slavery, but not all. Freemen worked land they rented, and they had contracts like leases. Yeomen were peasants who owned their own land. They did not owe duties to a lord, but had to be prepared for military service as archers (at least in England).
What were the regular or poor people in middle ages?
Peasants and serfs
What were the names of the poor people from 1601?
peasants or serfs back in European feudalism
Most people in Europe during the middle ages were?
serfs
What social class did the serfs belong to?
The serfs belonged to the poor class.
Who are Peasants or serfs who worked the land?
A serf was a peasant, but not all peasants were serfs.A peasant is usually a farmer. A peasant could be free or not, and though most were doubtless poor, we find references to well-to-do or prosperous peasants. Serfs are peasants legally bound to a lord's land, and were not allowed to move away. Serfs usually had to provide labor in exchange for a place to live and work.
Were peasants in the middle ages generally poor?
Most medieval peasants were poor. In fact, most were serfs, who could not own land and were not allowed to move away from the manors on which they lived. A few peasants were independent farmers who held their own land, and some of these were referred to by contemporary writers as wealthy. They were, of course only wealthy relative to other peasants, and had very little wealth compared to the lords.
Who is a peasant who is tied to the land?
They were known as serfs.
What were the poor workers called during the middle ages?
Serfs ( slaves) or villein and peasants. A peasant was a bit better off than the serf. He wasn't owned, but was just as poor. There were some who were on the edges like the bone pickers, and the rat catchers.
What were serfs and what did they do?
they were homless poor people
What were there more of middle class houses or poor houses?
Poor people far outnumbered middle class in the Middle Ages. The serfs and other peasants were the great majority of the population, and the Middle Class was very small. So there were more cottages for poor people than middle class houses.
What difficulties did the peasants encounter to acquire land?
Peasants were considered lower poor or lower in the social structure. It was difficult to obtain land because of the cost of land and the ability to save or pay for the land.
Wealthy peasants in the Soviet Union were called what?
A peasant is a farmer. Most peasants were poor, and most worked land owned by someone else, but not all. Poor peasants who worked the land of lords are most commonly referred to as serfs. Serfs did not pay rent, and were required to provide labor for the lord. They also were not free to move away from the manor on which they worked, though they were not slaves. They had some important rights that provided for their security, and they could not legally be forced to leave the manor unless they broke a law or failed to do their duties. Serfs were also called villeins. Certain serfs who had fewer rights were called cottagers or bordars, though the exact legal situation of bordars may not be entirely understood. Some medieval societies allowed slavery, but not all. Freemen worked land they rented, and they had contracts like leases. Yeomen were peasants who owned their own land. They did not owe duties to a lord, but had to be prepared for military service as archers (at least in England).
