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The Role Of The Church In The Middle Ages

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In the Middle Ages, also known as the Medieval Era, the Church was the center of everyday life. The Church had built itself as the foundation of the people. Other aspects were controlled by the Nobles. Both the Church and the nobles owned land, on which they let the serfs work on by the means of feudalism and manorialism. Initially, there were only two distinct ranks of social hierarchy, royals (loosely used and includes nobility) and the peasants. Slowly, but surely the bourgeoisie came to light. The bourgeoisie were neither, nobility nor peasants, thus fitting perfectly fitting in the middle of the hierarchy scale. They were middle class men made up of artisans, traders, bankers and entrepreneurs. They had their own businesses therefore
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