I found the theme involving the relationships between the upper class and the lower class, nobles and slaves, incredibly interesting. This was mentioned in several the readings from this semester and it influenced many of the things that happened during this time period.
During the Middle Ages, society was divided into two types of classes, there was the upper class or nobility and the peasants or lower class. The split between these classes was obvious throughout most of the events that we learned about in this class. And there is still a divide between the different social classes today. Upper class or nobility was more wealthy, … The lower class was poorer and had fewer things.
The wealthier someone was the better they were treated. In the reading where Sir John Froissart told of the Peasant Revolt he explained how the …show more content…
During this time, peasants didn’t seem to have as many opportunities as anyone of better status. They were forced to do things for their lords and they couldn’t leave their lords if they wanted. A majority of the population during this time was considered lower class. They were required to do jobs, like farming the lands of their lord. Along with having to work on the land, sometimes the peasant’s houses would also house the farm animals if it was too cold for them to be outside. When more towns started to form, the social classes started to change slightly. The lower class could take a chance move into a town, where there were more job opportunities and they could no longer belong to someone.
In many of the readings, the relationship between the upper class and lower class wasn’t a main theme, it was however there. In the article about the Salic Law, it seemed that many of the laws were directed at slaves or peasants. And that those punishments also couldn’t be paid by someone of such low
During the Middle Ages, society was divided into two types of classes, there was the upper class or nobility and the peasants or lower class. The split between these classes was obvious throughout most of the events that we learned about in this class. And there is still a divide between the different social classes today. Upper class or nobility was more wealthy, … The lower class was poorer and had fewer things.
The wealthier someone was the better they were treated. In the reading where Sir John Froissart told of the Peasant Revolt he explained how the …show more content…
During this time, peasants didn’t seem to have as many opportunities as anyone of better status. They were forced to do things for their lords and they couldn’t leave their lords if they wanted. A majority of the population during this time was considered lower class. They were required to do jobs, like farming the lands of their lord. Along with having to work on the land, sometimes the peasant’s houses would also house the farm animals if it was too cold for them to be outside. When more towns started to form, the social classes started to change slightly. The lower class could take a chance move into a town, where there were more job opportunities and they could no longer belong to someone.
In many of the readings, the relationship between the upper class and lower class wasn’t a main theme, it was however there. In the article about the Salic Law, it seemed that many of the laws were directed at slaves or peasants. And that those punishments also couldn’t be paid by someone of such low