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Most medieval peasants were serfs. Some were free. The situation for free peasants and serfs was different. Peasants were mostly farmers. As farmers, they had places to live and work, which they were less likely to lose than their counterparts in towns and cities were. In addition, for serfs, the place to live and work were guaranteed by the manorial system, as rights. Serfs were also supposed to have a right to protection in times of war or famine - the lord was legally obliged to provide these things.
Disadvantages included a lack of social mobility. Peasants did not normally get educated, and did not have an easy way to improve their lives. Again, for serfs, they were obliged to remain at their jobs on the manors, and could not legally leave. They were said to be bound to the soil.
There were times of unrest in Europe when free people gave up their freedom to become serfs on manors, because they would otherwise starve or be somehow otherwise destroyed. The protection serfs got was very important when things were bad.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoOne thing peasants had was security. They had fields to farm and a place to live. If they got into trouble, such as a famine or war, it was the lords problem to figure out what to do about it.
Technically, they were bound to the soil, but they could become free in many places just by running off and staying away for a year. The thing that kept them on the manor was largely that they did not have to worry about finding work. People who were poor and afraid became serfs, if they could, to live safer lives. This was especially true during the Age of Migrations.
There is a link on serfdom below.
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∙ 11y agoJust the fact that they lived in extreme poverty, were owned by lords and tied to land until they died, exposed to the elements and disease, no education, no food, no protection except from the lords, no real possessions, no showers, no running water, no electricity, no anything. Everything about being a peasant is bad.
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How middle age aqueducts worked?
The aqueducts that were built by the Romans in various areas were soon broken down and were unable to be used in the middle ages. One of the primary problems in the middle ages was the water was bad and people suffered from water born diseases. So, to answer your question they didn't work and the people didn't know how to repair them or get them to work.
What is a wolf's head in the Middle Ages?
Wolf's head is when anyone can kill you when they see you, because someone said you did something bad and if you killed that person you would have a reward.
In order to calm peasant rioters during bad wheat harvests the Roman king .?
enacted bread & circus
Did people smell or have bad teeth in the Middle Ages?
Yes, people did smell more strongly than is acceptable in modern times, and more had bad teeth than do now. But that was the way life was, and people put up with it because they knew of no other way of live.
What is a good thing about being a serf in the middle ages?
There were a lot of bad things about being a serf in the Middle Ages. Serfs could not leave their master's land, and they had to have permission to marry, own land, and sell items. They worked land in harsh conditions. They also had no healers who would help, so many died. Serfs could not leave, but some ran away.
What are bad things about Knight during middle ages?
it was bad to be a knight because you could die.
What were the problems peasants dealt with during the middle ages?
Bad stuff.
Why was it so important to follow the traditions in the middle ages?
because at the middle age you can differentiate between good and bad.
Were there battles to stop antisemitism in the Middle Ages?
Not really. In the Middle Ages anti-Judaism was not generally regarded as bad in the modern way. Obviously, some specific actions were condemned.
What was the worst thing about the middle ages?
The WORST thing is you get LOTS of pimples . It's pretty bad!
Which time period would you preferred to have lived in the Renaissance or the middle ages explain your reasons why?
Personally, I would have preferred to have lived during the Middle Ages. One reason is that people in the Renaissance looked down on those of the Middle Ages as barbarians, but the people of the Renaissance were more superstitious and less rational. They pursued witch hunts and suppressed science in ways that were not done in the Middle Ages. Unfortunately, we tend to buy the propaganda of the Renaissance, partly because they were the only ones who could make the comparison - the people of the Middle Ages did not know what was coming. There was a lot of activity in the Middle Ages in engineering, science, philosophy, education, and mathematics that we little of today. The people of the Renaissance tried to work in these fields, but took a less practical and more cosmological point of view, resulting in ecclesiastical suppression. The food and medicine in the High Middle Ages and Late Middle Ages were no worse that that of the Renaissance. The people of the Middle Ages believed that cleanliness was next to godliness, so they were clean. They also believed that bad air, with bad smells, could carry diseases. The people of the Renaissance covered their bad smells with perfume and called the Middle Ages stinky. The people of the Middle Ages believed in their religion and believed a person was no better than his word. The Renaissance produced Macchiavelli and people who thought he was just dandy. One thing the Renaissance had was a greater proportion of houses that had fireplaces and chimneys.
Where can you find pictures of Middle Ages games of shin hacks and football?
google.com thats a bad answer!! that is why they are on this website
Why was the government bad in the middle ages?
The question assumes the government was bad in the Middle Ages, and this was not always true. King Louis IX of France is said to have sat under a tree outside Paris, on regular intervals, to hear whatever anyone who wished to speak with him might have to say. A serf could approach the king and express his concerns. I would not have called that bad government. When the government was bad, it was for the same reasons governments are bad today, because they are run by bad people.
What type of life did a monk have in the Middle ages?
It was very bad they could not marry and lived only to document events and serve god
What were kings like in the middle ages?
kings were verey interseting i would have loved those king psuh lplz played you they were bad kings
The new age of thinking after the Middle Ages' magic and mysticism?
I know most people would answer, claiming that the Renaissance was rational and the Middle Ages dedicated to superstition. My own view, after studying this for a while, is that the Middle Ages were considerably less superstitious than the Renaissance. The bad witch hunts happened after the Middle Ages ended, as did Church attempts to suppress science. The Renaissance was really no more prolific in production of new inventions or science than the Middle Ages. The Renaissance also saw a decline in the rights of women and lower classes. I have included a link below to an article on witch hunts, which illustrates the point pretty well, I think.
How middle age aqueducts worked?
The aqueducts that were built by the Romans in various areas were soon broken down and were unable to be used in the middle ages. One of the primary problems in the middle ages was the water was bad and people suffered from water born diseases. So, to answer your question they didn't work and the people didn't know how to repair them or get them to work.
