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    Although peasants were at the bottom of the chain‚ they still gave things in turn for other things. Peasants gave labor in turn for land. Peasants were at the bottom of the rank and worked on farms to provide food for everyone in the manor. Most worked for a lord who let them have a bit of land to farm for themselves in turn for labor (Langley 8-9). Being in feudal society gave peasants things to help their family survive‚ although it was in small amounts. Some people might think that being a

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    divisive issue of clerical taxation into relations between clerical and lay politicians. In the same decade of the 1370s‚ there were other social and economic problems:   Landlords (a class that included almost all rich and important people) and their peasant tenants were set against each other‚ because economic change had made the social structure of the 12th and 13th centuries obsolete. The background The thirteenth century was an era of expansion. Population‚ agricultural production‚ commercial activity

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    Peasants were at the bottom of the Feudal system and had to obey their local lord to whom they had sworn an oath of obedience on the Bible. Because they had sworn an oath to their lord‚ it was taken for granted that they had sworn a similar oath to the duke. The one thing the peasant had to do in Medieval Europe was to pay out money in taxes or rent.They had to pay rent for his land to his lord; he had to pay a tax to the church called a tithe. This was a tax on all of the farm produce he had produced

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    PEASANTS AND FARMERS Q1.Explain what the open field system meant to rural people in 18th century in England from the point of view of (a) A rich man (b) A labourer (c) A peasant women. Ans: Open field system Before the 18th century in large parts of England the country side was open‚ it was not partitioned into enclosed lands privately owned by landlords. Peasants: They cultivated strips of land around the village they lived in. Mixed quality of land: At the beginning f each

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    Idiot Peasants Ungrateful Peasants The colonists are good for one thing: complaining. They cry like babies for what just a few cents on their sugar and stamps‚ when in reality we were HELPING THEM. We made these taxes to defray for the defense of the colonies and to supply the troops. All they do is whine‚ whine‚ whine. They go on all day like fools with that idiot saying… “No taxation without Representation.” 1764-Sugar Act & 1765- Stamp Act Little Brats Somehow these peasants

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    Ventilation The air around us is warmed up by everyday activities such as breathings‚ washing and drying clothes‚ cooking food‚ running electric motors and using electric lights. The composition of the air around us can also be changed by: chemical pollutants‚ pollen‚ dust‚ tobacco smoke and odors. These changes will make the air stale if it stays in a confined space. This may make us feel hot and sticky and can make us less efficient at work. To stop the air around us from being stale we

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    Peasants in the Middle Ages – Answer Key 1. Peasants were mainly what during the middle ages? Answer: b. Agricultural farmers 2. Define freeman: Answer: peasants who paid a fixed rent‚ either in money or produce‚ for the use of their land. 3. What was the difference between a peasant and a freeman? Answer: A peasant was not completely free‚ but a freeman could own their holdings or

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    Xuan Chen Kyle Dieleman Modern Religion and Culture 27 February 2013 Peasant Fires the Drummer of Niklashausen “The Peasant Fire” demonstrates a story about a drummer named Hans and his followers. They try to preach from a small town in Germany to Niklashausen to protest against the priests and bishops following Virgin Mary’s report. In the enchanted time‚ the real world is like attaching to a spiritual area‚ which follows the sermons of the priests and the Church‚ and faithful to what the

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    The roles played by both the peasants and aristocrats were that of codependents. The High Middle Ages took the idea of the feudal system established for years to come; aristocrats held land and power but still needed serfs to work the land. Simply put‚ those in the peasant class did not have the wealth needed to own land nor the means of protecting it; while‚ the aristocrats have the affluence to pay for protection and the land needed for agriculture. The peasant class fueled the this machine through

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