2007-01-25 07:07:41 · 5 answers · asked by travis h 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
serfs are the most miserable class among the feudal system. they were one of the divisions of the peasants.they were treated as slave people.they were forced to plough the land belonging to others.
2007-01-25 14:20:05 · answer #1 · answered by ramsundar 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Serfs were peasants but not all peasants were serfs. Serfs were essentially tied to the land they worked. They couldn't legally just get up and leave. Some other peasants were free, could own land and do with it as they pleased.
2007-01-25 20:06:05 · answer #2 · answered by buzzbomb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The serfs are the lowest people in the feudal system. They were the people who worked the land, like farmers, and were protected by the knight or lord whose land they lived on and worked. I believe they're more often called peasants and both terms apply to the same people.
2007-01-25 15:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by Kristie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poor people who worked the land. The wealthy land owners gave the serf a piece of his land to tend to. In return the serf gave some of what was produced to the land owner and got the land owner's protection. The piece of land was called a "fief"
2007-01-25 15:16:52 · answer #4 · answered by Steve P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
peasants
2007-01-25 17:59:30 · answer #5 · answered by tmac19742002 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋