1524-1526‚ many peasant revolts were held within the German states. This was predominately due to a strong influence of Lutheran ideals‚ as well as‚ peasants standing up for their belief of fair and reasonable authority under Christian rulers. There was a broad range of responses to the revolts. Many viewed with a compromising‚ open-mind‚ while others were brutally pessimistic toward the peasant’s attempts. Although‚ a fair number of nobles in the German states recognized the peasant plea of grievances
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work” was Cecilia’s class. “The three groups were not equal”1. Peasants were the lowest class which is why they were looked at as “ludicrously dumb and foolish”1‚ an example of how other groups thought of peasants could be found in their “songs‚ sarcastic proverbs‚ nasty jokes‚ and pious sermons”. “pastourelles” in particular was a song that described peasants as mere objects‚ it portrayed how “easy” it was to rape peasant women. Peasant in general were assumed to be “objects of pity‚ charity‚ and
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AP European History Mr. Voros September 8‚ 2012 Peasant Revolts in the 14th Century Jean Froissart’s accounts of the peasant uprisings of the fourteenth century in France and England greatly challenged the mindset of Medieval Christendom. The Jacquerie and The English Peasant Revolt of 1831 both extremely contradicted the way of living set by the great chain of being and the three pillars that supported Medieval Christendom‚ since the peasants attempted to rise above the estate they were bound
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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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In 1412 an astonishing French woman was born who would challenge her role in society. Joan of Arc was a peasant woman who rose to power in the French military through religious ways. With her short life span of only 19 years she lead an incredible life of leading the French military. Being young Joan of Arc is considered a nonconformist because she challenged the status quo of a woman during the 15th century. Women during the 15th century were not viewed as someone who should go to war. Only seen
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The document called the “English Peasants’ Revolt‚ 1381” discusses the beginning of the end of the Peasant Revolt. The document begins with King Richard II proclaiming that all of the common people within London should come to Smithfield. Accompanying Richard was the Mayor of London named William Walworth. Meeting the both Richard and Willian was the “chieftain” of the rebellion Walter Tyler. Before the chaos ensued‚ both the King and Walter discussed what was needed to put a peaceful end to the
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In 1949‚ during the rule of Mao Zedong‚ the Chinese invaded Tibet. In China‚ Mao led the Red Army in order to create a communist government. The Red Army defeated the Kuomintang and the People’s Republic of China became the new face of China. Communist rule requires that all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. However‚ when Mao became the leader of China he ruled through totalitarianism and became greedy with power after the Great
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Exploring the Concepts of Karl Marx and Mao Tse-Tung Karl Marx believed that in an industrialized society‚ the working class‚ known as the proletariat would revolt and take over the ruling class‚ and would in effect‚ create a classless society. Karl Marx believed this could only happen in an industrialized society. Once it became apparent that the working class would not rise above‚ Lenin intervened and confirmed Marxism obsolete in Russia. Since the late 1920’s the Chinese Communist Party has
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Feudalism was not a very effective response to the crisis of the early medieval era. Peasants in the kingdom were treated unfairly. Women were held back from doing things that men could. Knights… Feudalism is a political and economic system based on land ownership and personal loyalty. Peasants in the kingdom were treated unfairly. Most peasants were serfs and had to stay and work for the lord of the land under strict rules. “Serfs were people who could not lawfully leave the place where they
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of William Walworth‚ Mayor of London‚ defeated the insurgents by killing their leader Wat Tyler. The main idea we obtain of this writing is a formidable peasants’ army fighting for their freedom after being forced to be serfs by land owners and cut their incomes through low wages in order to raise benefits for their lords. But not only peasants upraised also artisans and skilled labourers inside cities Additionally‚ the Church plays his own role. Some members of the Church support the fight of
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