Roles and Lifestyles of Aristocrats and Peasants During Medieval European Civilization
TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction 2
Roles and Lifestyle of Aristocrats 4
Roles and Lifestyle of Peasants 6
Roles and Lifestyle of Townspeople 8
Differences between Lifestyle of Aristocrats, Peasants and Townspeople 10
Summary about Aristocrats, Peasants and Townspeople 11
Conclusion 12
References 13
Introduction
Figure 1.0: Timeline of major events during Medieval European civilization.
Trade increased during Medieval European civilization which subsequently contributed to the surge demand of gold, silver and silk.
Figure 2.0: Trade routes of Medieval European civilization
During the period of Medieval European civilization, there were three groups of people who played very important roles, namely aristocrats, townspeople and peasants. Peasants in the middle age made up about 90% of the entire population. (Trembinski, 2006) The social structure was primarily organized and based on feudal system. Most of the people were very religious during that period. Church was an important part in the feudal system.
Figure 3.0: Hierachy during Eruopean Medieval civilization.
Referring to the diagram above, it was the hierarchy of Medieval European civilization where everyone has different responsibilities. In this paper, roles of aristocrats, townspeople and peasants played in the European Medieval civilization and differences of lifestyle between these three groups of people will be discussed.
Roles and Lifestyle of Aristocrats
(Roles of aristocrats were presented by me during the presentation)
The Greek philosophers, Plato and Aristole conceived the term “aristocracy” as the “rule of the best”- morally and intellectually superior, governing in the interest of the entire population. The word is derived from two Greek words, aristos, which means “best” and the second one is kratein, which means “rule”. (Aristocracy) Aristocracy is a term used interchangeably with nobility. Aristocrats play significant roles in Medieval
Introduction 2
Roles and Lifestyle of Aristocrats 4
Roles and Lifestyle of Peasants 6
Roles and Lifestyle of Townspeople 8
Differences between Lifestyle of Aristocrats, Peasants and Townspeople 10
Summary about Aristocrats, Peasants and Townspeople 11
Conclusion 12
References 13
Introduction
Figure 1.0: Timeline of major events during Medieval European civilization.
Trade increased during Medieval European civilization which subsequently contributed to the surge demand of gold, silver and silk.
Figure 2.0: Trade routes of Medieval European civilization
During the period of Medieval European civilization, there were three groups of people who played very important roles, namely aristocrats, townspeople and peasants. Peasants in the middle age made up about 90% of the entire population. (Trembinski, 2006) The social structure was primarily organized and based on feudal system. Most of the people were very religious during that period. Church was an important part in the feudal system.
Figure 3.0: Hierachy during Eruopean Medieval civilization.
Referring to the diagram above, it was the hierarchy of Medieval European civilization where everyone has different responsibilities. In this paper, roles of aristocrats, townspeople and peasants played in the European Medieval civilization and differences of lifestyle between these three groups of people will be discussed.
Roles and Lifestyle of Aristocrats
(Roles of aristocrats were presented by me during the presentation)
The Greek philosophers, Plato and Aristole conceived the term “aristocracy” as the “rule of the best”- morally and intellectually superior, governing in the interest of the entire population. The word is derived from two Greek words, aristos, which means “best” and the second one is kratein, which means “rule”. (Aristocracy) Aristocracy is a term used interchangeably with nobility. Aristocrats play significant roles in Medieval
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