The peasant revolts in late 1524 were constructed by peasants‚ craftsmen‚ and poor soldiers. Although the cause of these peasant revolts were constant‚ there are several responses from the German states. Some German’s saw the attacks as too intense‚ others such as nobles viewed the revolts as devious‚ and others including the pastors and people with religious beliefs related the revolts to god’s will. The documents mostly overlooking the ruthlessness of the attacks came from Martin Luther
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The peasants’ revolts in sixteenth century Germany were very historically significant. As such‚ many groups had different perspectives on the causes of the revolts as well as different responses to them. The peasants themselves cited as the cause many of the ideas brought about through the Protestant reformation: individual rights and the godliness and equality of all people. However‚ many nobles and government officials saw these as acts of the peasants’ own stupidity and vengeful nature. As for
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Peasant’s Revolt and The Decline of Serfdom | Why did the Peasants’ Revolt Occur? Did the insurgents hope to abolish serfdom? How and why did serfdom decline and eventually disappear in England‚ notwithstanding the failure of the 1381 uprising and other influences of lower class protest against social inequality and injustice? | Naomi Woods Student 297278812/22/2011 | The Peasants Revolt is one of the most well known revolts of Medieval England‚ the revolt began as a local revolt in Essex in
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Why did the peasants revolt in 1381? Background Information: The Black Death‚ which flooded through Europe between years 1348 and 1349‚ killed roughly half the population of England. Since peasants were usually quite poor and lived in tough conditions‚ many of them were wiped out completely during the Plague. This caused an increase in land but a shortage of labourers. Since the quantity of working class peasants dropped greatly‚ many survivors saw themselves differently. They thought the Lord
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of and the responses to the peasants’ revolts in the German states‚1524–1526.Historical Background: In late 1524‚ peasants‚ craftsmen‚ and poor soldiers formed bands and pillaged throughout a large area of the Holy Roman Empire. During the revolt‚ some of the rebel bands authored statements of grievances called Articles.Although most bands did not coordinate their activities‚ several groups met in Memmingen‚ Swabia‚ during March 1525 at a gathering known as the Peasant Parliament. After a series of
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PEASANT REVOLT DBQ This revolt lasted from 1524 till 1526‚ it began in the German states‚ and the main reason for the revolt was new Lutheran ideas that were beginning to go against the traditional Catholicism ideas. Documents 1‚4 and 5 give insight on the views those who were on the nobility side‚ Documents 2 and 3 give more specific details over the views of peasants and finally for Documents 7‚8 and 12 explain how the mainly how the revolt didn’t have much meaning behind it. Documents 1‚ 4
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Peasant’s revolts DBQ In 1517‚ Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses on a Church in Germany and began a change Europe. Many people second guessed how the Catholic Church was practicing religious teachings and this grew in Germany. After years of battling for religious reforms‚ a new religion was formed named Lutheranism. Between 1524 and 1526‚ German peasants began to revolt the Holy Roman Empire. The peasant revolts were caused by greed and wanting to get rid of serfdom and corrupt leaders in the
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Thesis: God’s will and royal oppression is what drove the peasants to rebel in the German states; with their numbers‚ the Holy Roman Empire’s authority was weakened‚ economy affected‚ and most of all society suffered chaos; the poor mans’ revolts proved to be effective against the weak government responses. The leaders of government were lead to believe that the peasants acted upon the will of God. (Document 1 Leonhard von Eck) The peasants themselves claimed that their reasons were behind God. They
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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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