WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What attracted nobles and peasants to move to cities and towns in the 1300s?
A
the money, war, and holding public office.
B
the money, stealing property, and holding private office.
C
the food, losing property, and holding public office.
D
the money, buying property, and holding public office.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -China’s peasants left for the cities to seek their fortune, and it made them miserable-The Washington Post.

Detailed explanation-2: -These peasants were often subject to noble overlords and owed them rents and other services, in a system known as manorialism. There remained a few free peasants throughout this period and beyond, with more of them in the regions of southern Europe than in the north.

Detailed explanation-3: -Feudalism is a form of political organization with three distinct social classes: king, nobles, and peasants. In a feudal society, status is based on land ownership. In Europe, the practice of feudalism ended after the Black Plague decimated the population.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under the feudal system land was granted to people for service. It started at the top with the king granting his land to a baron for soldiers all the way down to a peasant getting land to grow crops.

Detailed explanation-5: -At the lowest echelon of society were the peasants, also called “serfs” or “villeins.” In exchange for living and working on his land, known as the “demesne, ‘’ the lord offered his peasants protection.

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