Middle Ages
The Serfs worked for the higher classes such as the, Merchants, Nobles, and Knights.
They had no rights but were protected by the upper classes they worked for the land but not the lord, and had a easier life than peasants, consisting of food that they made (meat only in winter) the owner of the serfs were nothing without them, and because of that the serfs master would treat them to meat and other goods.
For peasants, life was hard. They worked long hours every day just to ensure that their family had a roof over their head and food to eat. If your parents were peasants, you probably would be a peasant as well. Most of the peasants were farmers, but some were tradesmen, such as millers or tavern owners, they were kinda like serfs but could vote not that the king would listen to them.Peasants generally lived off the land. Their diet basically consisted of bread, porridge, vegetables and some meat. The main crops were corn, wheat and beans. Near their homes, peasants had little gardens that contained lettuce, carrots, radishes, tomatoes, beets and other vegetables. They also might have fruit and nut trees. If the peasant was wealthy enough to have cows or goats, the family would have cheese and milk. Many peasants died when the weather was too wet or too dry. If their crops didn't grow, they didn’t have food to eat.
They had no rights but were protected by the upper classes they worked for the land but not the lord, and had a easier life than peasants, consisting of food that they made (meat only in winter) the owner of the serfs were nothing without them, and because of that the serfs master would treat them to meat and other goods.
For peasants, life was hard. They worked long hours every day just to ensure that their family had a roof over their head and food to eat. If your parents were peasants, you probably would be a peasant as well. Most of the peasants were farmers, but some were tradesmen, such as millers or tavern owners, they were kinda like serfs but could vote not that the king would listen to them.Peasants generally lived off the land. Their diet basically consisted of bread, porridge, vegetables and some meat. The main crops were corn, wheat and beans. Near their homes, peasants had little gardens that contained lettuce, carrots, radishes, tomatoes, beets and other vegetables. They also might have fruit and nut trees. If the peasant was wealthy enough to have cows or goats, the family would have cheese and milk. Many peasants died when the weather was too wet or too dry. If their crops didn't grow, they didn’t have food to eat.