Peasant

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…

else they will fall apart, and this can be proven based on past events, such as the Black Death, Spain in the 1400s, and the decline of fedual lords. The Black Death had caused a deadlock amidst the government and peasants, which lead to a severe famine. To be precise, peasants who…

In times of the renaissance in France and Florence in order for your voice to be heard was to revolt. The peasants of the medieval times rose up against their society in hopes of achieving equal rights. While in the French Jacquiere began after a war and the Ciompi resulted after the Black Plague, both events impacted the government as the peasants demanded for greater rights. The early-mid 14th Century there was a time of one of the most terrifying, devastating pandemics in all of…

First the middle ages went from 450-1450 A.D.Some Things that are the basics are children, nobles, and peasants. The middle ages were a time of peace.Children in the middle ages played games, but not ordinary games like or culture does today. Some children played just for fun, others played to train for war or to be better at becoming a knight.The games the people played with in the middle ages were based on games that were for training, toys they played with, and fun games. First of all, one of…

discussed one of the leading figures in the Mexican Revolution, known as Emiliano Zapata, who stood up for the peasants and would not be corrupted. After his death, many artists depicted his legacy through their murals; one of the murals was named, “Zapata Entering a Peasant’s Hut.” The mural illustrates Zapata going into the hut with blue sky behind him, out-raised arms of peasants, and peasants standing up. This mural can be interpreted in many different ways depending on the person. I agree…

between the two. Serfs are peasants however not all peasants are serfs meaning that they are essentially similar however serfs have less power. The system of manorialism gave peasants the right of more freedom and declaring serfs bound to the land of their lord's manor. Feudalism gave lord's rights over serfs and peasants in which they had to agree to. The feudal system right of Treasure Trove gave power to nobles to be able to claim any treasure found by a serf or peasant on their land. Serfs…

The Canterbury Tales is a book of stories told by a group of pilgrims as a storytelling contest. The story takes place at an inn where all the pilgrims meet. The pilgrims are met by a gentleman name Harry Bailey. Bailey thought it would be entertaining to challenge the pilgrims to a contest. Bailey suggested that the pilgrim travel together and during their travel each pilgrim tell four stories, two stories on the way to Canterbury and two stories on the way back from Canterbury. Whoever…

January 1, 1874 Alexander introduced the universal draft. This ended only tax paying estates, that being the peasants and the bourgeoisie, to be apart of the army. Conscription was another reform that included equality of all estates. Now every social class had to serve in Russia’s army. The military reforms not only included conscription but an outlaw on corporal punishment. This meant peasants and the middle class men who participated in the military could no longer be physically…

The government played a vital role in the French revolution of opposing the big enlightenment ideals of David Hume that peasants should have unalienable rights his ideas of the way that the government should run. The government played the key role because they didn’t help the citizens when they needed help most, and made quick decisions without truly thinking about the possible…

on the glass. Most of the peasants in Europe could not be able to read so they would often look around staring at the picture of the stain glass to tell them the story in the book. Also, because most peasant couldn’t live a pleasant life like the lord or knight, the only things they would look forward is the after life that follow after death. Since Christianity believed in the afterlife that if you do good deed, you can go to heaven. With this, the only thing that peasant would look forward is…