In the Middle Ages, and even now, people used systems to create order in their countries. They ranked the poor and the rich, the cows and the pigs and many other things. The most important one that ranked the whole population was the Feudalism system. It was used to put the wealthy people on top and the poor on the bottom. It was used to structure the population so that no confusion could be made. There were also many other systems that had the same concept as the feudalism one, but the most important were the church, economic and feudalism system. The ones at the top of these of the systems were also considered the “rulers” of the country.
The Church was a powerful institution in the Middle Ages. When you would go to Mass on Sunday you would hear horrible stories about hell. These stories encouraged people to give tithes, a fee that you would have to pay to go to heaven, and confess all your sins to the priest. …show more content…
People started getting richer. Then power sources such as windmills were created. Peasants could farm more of their land at once. By the 14th century, cities and market towns became way bigger, economy started to raise. The coin became the official exchange between people, you could even store your money, invest and do other stuff. Everything became more simple. The value of the coin was stated by what it was made of and how much it weighed. The main job in the Middle ages was being a farmer. You would work at the manor, where the lord of your city lived. There were also many other jobs like artisans, bakers, blacksmiths and more. With this growth, merchants became really powerful and created guilds so that they could influence the politic. These guilds were made so that the workers could stand up for themselves and help each other. Just when this activity was at its peak, the two worst things in the Middle Ages happened: famine and the black