Where Does Peasant Live?

Alexander Ross
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Peasants Resided at the Bottom of the Feudal System Feudal System History. Feudalism, in Its Various Forms, Usually Emerged as a Result of the Decentralization...

Where Does Peasant Live?

Peasants resided at the bottom of the feudal system

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History. Feudalism, in its various forms, usually emerged as a result of the decentralization of an empire: especially in the Carolingian Empire in 8th century AD, which lacked the bureaucratic infrastructure necessary to support cavalry without allocating land to these mounted troops.
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and made up 85 percent of the population. In the peasant class there were different social levels. The lowest of low were a kind of slaves called serfs. Serfs were considered the property of their Lords and relied on them for shelter and food.

What is the home of peasant?

Peasants lived in cruck houses. These had a wooden frame onto which was plastered wattle and daub. This was a mixture of mud, straw and manure.

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Did peasants live in cities?

(Most) peasants were rural dwellers

Even after the great urban expansion of the twelfth century, the vast majority of people lived in the countryside. Land clearing and demographic expansion caused both the growth of cities and the development of new farming lands.

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