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    Peasants were at the bottom of the Feudal system and had to obey their local lord to whom they had sworn an oath of obedience on the Bible. Because they had sworn an oath to their lord‚ it was taken for granted that they had sworn a similar oath to the duke. The one thing the peasant had to do in Medieval Europe was to pay out money in taxes or rent.They had to pay rent for his land to his lord; he had to pay a tax to the church called a tithe. This was a tax on all of the farm produce he had produced

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    Peasants and Farmers

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    PEASANTS AND FARMERS Q1.Explain what the open field system meant to rural people in 18th century in England from the point of view of (a) A rich man (b) A labourer (c) A peasant women. Ans: Open field system Before the 18th century in large parts of England the country side was open‚ it was not partitioned into enclosed lands privately owned by landlords. Peasants: They cultivated strips of land around the village they lived in. Mixed quality of land: At the beginning f each

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    The Idiot Peasant

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    Idiot Peasants Ungrateful Peasants The colonists are good for one thing: complaining. They cry like babies for what just a few cents on their sugar and stamps‚ when in reality we were HELPING THEM. We made these taxes to defray for the defense of the colonies and to supply the troops. All they do is whine‚ whine‚ whine. They go on all day like fools with that idiot saying… “No taxation without Representation.” 1764-Sugar Act & 1765- Stamp Act Little Brats Somehow these peasants

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    started in Bihar under the leadership of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati who had formed in 1929 the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (BPKS) in order to mobilise peasant grievances against the zamindari attacks on their occupancy rights. Gradually the peasant movement intensified and spread across the rest of India. All these radical developments on the peasant front culminated in the formation of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in April 1936 with Swami

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    Peasant Farming

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    Ventilation The air around us is warmed up by everyday activities such as breathings‚ washing and drying clothes‚ cooking food‚ running electric motors and using electric lights. The composition of the air around us can also be changed by: chemical pollutants‚ pollen‚ dust‚ tobacco smoke and odors. These changes will make the air stale if it stays in a confined space. This may make us feel hot and sticky and can make us less efficient at work. To stop the air around us from being stale we

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    The Peasants Revolt

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    Geo- Peasant Farming

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    SCHOOL BASE ASSESMENT GEOGRAPHY PEASANT FARMING AT 7 ARDENNE ROAD KINGSTON 10 Name: Jevaughn K. Gordon School: Quality academics Teacher: Mrs. Wright Table of Content Aim of Study……………………………………………………………………………. 3 Location of Study Area……………………………………………………………...... 3 Methodology…………………………………………………………………………… 7 Presentation of Data …………………………………………………………………. 8 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………. 11 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………. 12 Appendix………………………………………………………………………………

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    suffered the most from the Black Death was the English peasants. They saw this “supply and demand” situation as an opportunity for advancement‚ but rich English nobles did everything in their power to prevent that from happening. Although one peasant may not have been powerful alone‚ as they were by far the largest social group in England‚ they had the power to bring chaos to Europe during their shocking revolt. Once nobles realized that the peasants wanted increased wages‚ they began to pass laws to

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    Peasants in the Middle Ages – Answer Key 1. Peasants were mainly what during the middle ages? Answer: b. Agricultural farmers 2. Define freeman: Answer: peasants who paid a fixed rent‚ either in money or produce‚ for the use of their land. 3. What was the difference between a peasant and a freeman? Answer: A peasant was not completely free‚ but a freeman could own their holdings or

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    The Peasant Fire Analysis

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    Xuan Chen Kyle Dieleman Modern Religion and Culture 27 February 2013 Peasant Fires the Drummer of Niklashausen “The Peasant Fire” demonstrates a story about a drummer named Hans and his followers. They try to preach from a small town in Germany to Niklashausen to protest against the priests and bishops following Virgin Mary’s report. In the enchanted time‚ the real world is like attaching to a spiritual area‚ which follows the sermons of the priests and the Church‚ and faithful to what the

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