Agrarian Society Dbq

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The first quotation gives us the overall view on the living philosophy, which was the main on e during the existence of a agrarian society. It can be used for better understanding of the social structure, which had the form of the pyramid, in the European agrarian civilization. Obviously, it explains why people were living like that and they were not brave enough to change something, even if their lifestyle did not satisfy them.
It is a well know fact the agrarian social pyramid consisted of three estates:” those who pray”, ”those who fight” and “those who work”. Actually, it reminds about the caste system in India, where people are divided in special groups and whether you were born in one of them, you will be a part of it for …show more content…
Also, there are some of the reasons which led to this. Indeed, the mechanization of the agriculture was a fiction for those times, actually, nobody could dream about it. The second problem was that crop yields were on the low level and it comes out as a consequence of the first reason. Taking that into account, it is not a surprise, that the third estate was the major one, as people needed food and agriculture was the only way to get it. Therefore, the percentage of the population, which was a part of th third estate, was so high. It is a fact that, a big group of people is usually ruled by someone and it helps to avoid the chaos.. That is why, the final and the second estates were created to make a balance and put in order all the processes, which took place in the agrarian civilization. In such way, it led to the existence of the social hierarchy. Even though it seemed to be unfair, but it was an experience which mankind have got as only our own mistakes can lead to something great. For the above mentioned reasons, it is possible to explain how the further mechanization of the agricultural processes influenced the society and ruined the hierarchy. The social hierarchy transformed under the influence of time. Nevertheless, the agrarian civilization gave the fundamental basis which existed for a long …show more content…
Actually, the aristocracy used it as weapon of dominance over the third estate, and the church used the aristocracy as a way of enrichment. In fact, it is possible to outline the influence of the church over the aristocracy. It is known that lead religion in Europe during the Middles Ages was the Roman Catholicism. As a consequence, the influence of the Patriarch of Rome and Vatican were extremely high. It was an honor for the emperors to go to Rome to be crowned by the Pope. The reason was that the religion was able to connect the territories give the identity and stick together people. Actually, the most important was the ability to manipulate the third estate, as its people were busy with agriculture problems and praying. They found the sense of life in God and tried to live by his laws. On the whole, the influence of the church was equivalent to the influence of the aristocracy or even more significant in some ways. It came out as a perfect method to organize the third estate and throw away any idea or rebellion in their minds. Religion was a part of their identification.

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