Where did most peasants live and work during the Middle Ages?
They lived and worked in a fief, a land that belonged to a lord.
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What were the typical characteristics of knights?
Knights were part of the lower nobility, wore a metal suit, rode a horse, and often only owned their weapons and horses.
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What distinguished the upper nobility from the lower nobility?
Upper nobility consisted of great feudal lords who owned castles and land. Lower nobility included knights, who protected monarchs.
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Who were considered the privileged classes in the Middle Ages, and why?
The nobility and the clergy were privileged because they did not have to pay taxes or do manual work.
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What were the three main groups in which society was divided in medieval times?
Nobility, clergy and peasants.
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Why was agricultural work particularly difficult for peasants?
They had very basic tools, such as the Roman plough, sickles, and scythes, and relied on cow excrement as fertilizer.
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What kinds of crops and animals did peasants typically have?
They grew wheat for bread, some vegetables, and kept animals.
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What were the two types of peasants, and how were they different?
Serfs: bound to the land and needed the lord’s permission to travel or marry. Free peasants owned land, could make own decisions, but had to pay taxes and fees
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What obligations did free peasants have despite their freedom?
They had to pay taxes to the lord and the Church and had to pay to use the mill, oven, or press.
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What were the possible consequences for nobles and knights after a war?
If victorious, they would return to their estates or lands. If they lost, they could lose their power, land, and even their lives.
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What restrictions did serfs have in their daily lives?
They could not leave the land where they were born, travel, or marry without the lord’s permission.
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Why did entire families, including children, have to work in agriculture?
The work was extremely hard, requiring a lot of labor to grow crops and maintain the land.
