CONTINUITY AND CHANGE BEFORE & AFTER THE BLACK DEATH
BEFORE:
•People generally didn’t challenge the feudal system
•Peasants and serfs generally did what they were told
•Peasants and serfs lived in poor conditions
AFTER:
•They hated the feudal system and hierarchy!
•Not many farmers left to farm animals and land
•The peasants who survived worked on their lord’s land and could charge more money
•If the lords didn’t agree, peasants left and found a new lord
BEFORE:
•People generally didn’t challenge the feudal system
•Peasants and serfs generally did what they were told
•Peasants and serfs lived in poor conditions
AFTER:
•They hated the feudal system and hierarchy!
•Not many farmers left to farm animals and land
•The peasants who survived worked on their lord’s land and could charge more money
•If the lords didn’t agree, peasants left and found a new lord