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Why did the serfs accept their economic hardship?
Serfs excepted their economic hardships because they needed the food, shelter, and protection that their lords offered.
What were some economic effects of the plague?
Population fell, trade declined, serfs left their manors in search of better pay
Was the feudal system a good system?
While this question would seem to require a subjective answer depending on what one regards fairness as being, I think we can feel confident in saying the feudal system was not fair to everyone. The idea that a person could advance based on his or her own merits was not really developed, there were slaves in some feudal societies, and serfs were not allowed to live where they wished. There were tradeoffs. The serfs were theoretically protected by their lords, and this meant they should have been kept safe in times of war or famine, and they were defended from criminals. Whether this actually happened was another issue. The lords were given lands in exchange for promises of loyalty and support. The amount of land depended on what the king wanted to give, and while the support was proportional to the ability of the land to produce, the loyalty was absolute regardless of the amount of land or the titles. Fairness did not actually come into the picture. The monarchs had great demands placed on them and did not necessarily have much freedom. Their obligations to protect their people may have been clear, but the political pressures they were under usually were not. The system itself produced some of the problems they had, and if their lifestyles compensated them for this, I think they were lucky. The writers of the time talked of three groups of people, one (peasants) feeding everyone, one (nobility) protecting everyone, and one (clergy) praying for everyone. They said this in part to illustrate the fairness of the system. But to my way of thinking, the question should be whether the feudal system was fair to anyone at all.
What was the basic economic system in feudalism?
Feudalism was its own economic system and was relatively unique in creating a rigid system based on local barons who would control tracts of land worked by peasants and patrolled by knights. What the peasants grew would be tithed and these tithes would serve to feed the barons and knights as well as exchange for goods produced in other baronies.
What are peasant farmers?
They have a common root- Bauer in German, literally man of the soil- means both Farmer ( the more dignified) and Peasants. Farmers usually owned their own property which they worked. Peasants includes tenant-farmers, share-croppers ( a system which sounded benign but lent itself to abuses) and the very bottom of the barrel Slaves and serfs. Strange as it sounds there were supposedly laws in the United States ( well after the Civil War, that forbade or highly restricted the agrarian laborer from either changing jobs, or getting into another line of work. They were, in a sense literally tied to a very monotonous and heavy job. In a sense, this was a form of slavery. Thus, Peasant has a derisive aspect, unlike Farmer proper.
The uprising in 1848 resulted in?
the emancipation of russia serfs
Did serfs have slaves?
Serfs were barely above slaves themselves. I doubt any serfs ever owned slaves.
How did the Emancipation Edict affect the quality of life for serfs?
The Emancipation Edict liberated serfs from their status as chattel slaves, allowing them more freedom to make choices about their lives and work. However, many former serfs faced challenges such as lack of land, resources, and education, which impacted their quality of life.
What did the declaration of emancipation?
set serfs free and gave them land
What has the author Roxanne Easley written?
Roxanne Easley has written: 'The emancipation of the serfs in Russia' -- subject(s): Emancipation, Arbitrators, Serfs, Civil society
How were the lives of nobles different from the lives of serfs?
They ruled the serfs/slaves ( serfs are slaves) and they lived well instead of in a dirt floor hut.
What are serfs similar to?
Slaves
What were the arrangement between the serfs and the nobles?
Serfs were slaves who were owned by nobles.
What were the arrangements between the serfs and the nobles?
Serfs were slaves who were owned by nobles.
How was the Aztec society orginized?
how is aztec society orginized
In Russia serfs were similar to?
slaves
What are differences between serfs and slaves?
Serfs were tied to the land and could not be sold, whereas slaves were considered property and were often bought and sold. Serfs typically had some rights and were subject to fewer harsh treatments compared to slaves. Serfs were also a part of the feudal system, while slaves were seen as items of property in various societies.
