Middle Ages Dbq Essay

In the Middle Ages the population of towns and cities in Europe began to grow. The growth of trade fairs and markets along with advancements in farming, such as the heavy plow that lead to increased food production, caused this growth in population. People's lives in the Medieval Times was controlled by different systems that told them how to live and what their job was. Merchants were in control of the trade system over the Silk Road, which provided the country of Europe new goods and a way to obtain them. The rest of the people, which includes lords, nobles, serfs and commoners, were told what job was theirs and who to serve in that job by the feudalism and manorialism systems. The Roman Catholic Church and the code of Chivalry played …show more content…
The church unified medieval Europe and touched everyone’s lives no matter what age, or what class someone was. (Doc. 3) There were certain acts that the Catholic people were expected to follow. For example a couple days after a baby was born they were baptized. At a young age children were taught to pray, go to church every week, and learn their responsibilities to the church. (Doc. 3) On top of that everyone had to live by the laws of the church and pay heavy taxes. (Doc. 3) People did all these things because they believed their souls were the most important things they had, and that true religion was the only way to save them. Along with the church, there was a code of Chivalry that was created by warriors who valued protection. (Doc. 5) A knight was expected to not only have strength and skills to face combat but was also expected to have a chivalrous side to his nature. In Europe violence and invasions was common during the Middle Ages. Because of this situation knights fought for lords and ladies to live up to this code. (Doc. 5) Some things that the code of Chivalry stated for you to do was to defend the church, stand up for your country, remain faithful, and always do what's good and rightful. (Doc.