Expansion in agriculture was acompanied by growth in three related areas: Population, trade and towns”. The above given sentence giving us information about which order?Describe the features.
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Due to socio-economic and political changes, Western Europe society was divided into three orders between the ninth and sixteenth centuries. After the fall of the Roman Empire, many groups of Germanic People occupied the regions of Italy, Spain and France.
The three orders are three social categories: Christian priests, landowning nobles and peasants.The term ‘feudalism’ has been used by historians to describe the economic, legal, political and social relationships that existed in Europe in the medieval era.
The Three order
First Order
Priests (The Clergy)
– The Catholic Church
– Europe guided by bishops and clerics.
– Pope lived in Rome
– Women could not be become priests
– Monks – The church and Society
Second Order
Nobles
– Vassals of the king
– They enjoyed a privileged status
– Absolute control over property
– Could raise troops
– Even coin his own money
Third Order
– Peasants
– Free peasants and serfs
– Serfs cultivated plots of land, but these belonged to the lord.