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What livestock did the serfs and peasants raise in the middle ages?
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∙ 11y ago
They raised their own livestock and (in much larger quantities) the livestock of their feudal overlord.
A farming peasant might have a few geese, or chickens, or goats, or a few cattle, or a few pigs. Pigs were by far the cheapest animals to feed since they would eat scraps and for several months of the year they were turned out "to pannage" in woodland - eating roots, beech mast and acorns. Sheep and goats provided milk for cheese and butter-making and the geese and chickens provided eggs.
The feudal overlord might have a huge flock of sheep and goats, together with many cattle, geese, pigs and other animals, as well as rabbits protected within an enclosed warren, deer in parkland and hunting forest, pigeons in a dovecot and various game birds for hawking. All of these were tended by peasants who rarely saw any of the food they provided - it all went to the overlord's table.
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∙ 8y agoPeasants had farm animals like cows, pigs, goats, and sheep.
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Why did serfs and peasants get treated unfairly in the middle ages?
Because they were
What did the lords offer the serfs and peasants?
The peasants give food & land to the lords.
What is another name for peasants?
I believe peons, serfs and rubes are peasants. Peasants usually farm for food, some hunt, I believe. They are said to eat mostly cabbage and barley.
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.
What did the peasants and serfs do in the medieval times?
Heck! I dont know what serfs do! That's why I asked this thing!!! Heck! I dont know what serfs do! That's why I asked this thing!!!
What types of peasants were there in the middle ages?
Serfs and Freemen
During the middle ages which was the lowest class nobles serfs or vassels?
serfs and freeholders (peasants)
Why did serfs and peasants get treated unfairly in the middle ages?
Because they were
What were the regular or poor people in middle ages?
Peasants and serfs
What did the lords offer the serfs and peasants?
The peasants give food & land to the lords.
What were serfs and peasants in the middle ages?
They were servants who usually worked for the women of the house.
Most people in Europe during the middle ages were?
serfs
The Japanese peasants were similar to?
The European Serfs.
Why did peasants or serfs suffer during the middle ages?
They didnt have stockpiles of extra food; they were dependent on the recent harvest.
What position did serfs have feudal society?
Serfs worked for all the upper classes of society in their time. basically, they were peasants-- they are peasants.
Where did serfs live at?
The Serfs lived under the estates of the Lord, along with Peasants.
Who farmed feudal estates in middle ages?
Feudal estates were farmed by peasants. For much of the Middle Ages, the peasants were serfs, which meant that they were bound to the estates and not allowed to move away. There were some places where a lot of them were slaves. There were also places were they were mostly free peasants who were tenants on the estates.
