Peasants were on the lowest part of the social ladder meaning life for them was never easy no matter what region they were in. They lived in disease ridden environments, consisting of small houses riddled with bugs, unclean water, and roughly two baths in a lifetime. Infants often died from disease and their poorly built houses, made of mud, straw, and manure, did not do much in keeping out the extreme cold or heat. Houses had little to no furniture so peasants slept on mattresses made stuffed with straw and filled with lice and other bugs. Most peasants worked as farmers, bound to their land and facing hard labour from a very young age to death. However, peasants lives were able to make some improvements later. New social, political, and economic conditions in the High Middle Ages improved the lives of peasants. …show more content…
“The Three Estates” were established. The three estates were “Those who pray,” “Those who fight,” and “Those who work.” Everyone had a place and new it. People who earned their living through crafts of commerce broke from these obligations and created new social networks called guilds. These guilds gave alms to the poor and built churches as well as protected the town's interests by regulating trade and providing benefits for its members. This new way of living undermined the traditional order of society. Medieval rulers no longer had complete power. Things in society were changing to make life more fair and equal for people creating hope for the future of peasants and new ways of