How did the formation of a middle class affect peasants during the Middle Ages?

A) Peasants had an opportunity to move up in the social hierarchy by becoming artisans, merchants, or other types of professionals.

B) Peasants had fewer opportunities to influence the economy or the government because only the upper class could become members of the middle class.

C) Peasants found themselves in an even lower position than before, as more people made up the upper and middle classes.

D) Peasants who had previously been in the lower class automatically moved up to the middle class, allowing them to obtain high social and political positions.

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Kristen

Social Studies

21 November, 01:34

How did the formation of a middle class affect peasants during the Middle Ages?

A) Peasants had an opportunity to move up in the social hierarchy by becoming artisans, merchants, or other types of professionals.

B) Peasants had fewer opportunities to influence the economy or the government because only the upper class could become members of the middle class.

C) Peasants found themselves in an even lower position than before, as more people made up the upper and middle classes.

D) Peasants who had previously been in the lower class automatically moved up to the middle class, allowing them to obtain high social and political positions.

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Nola Freeman · Answer 1

I believe the answer is: A. Peasants had an opportunity to move up in the social hierarchy by becoming artisans, merchants, or other types of professionals.

The formation of middle class during middle age started when the nobles and rich merchants started to act as patrons for other conventional profession at that time.

This allow jobs such as artisans, bards, actors, designers comedians, and scientist to obtain a higher income by providing their services to the rich patrons.

Pruitt · Answer 2

The formation of a middle class did affect peasants during the Middle Ages because peasants had an opportunity to move up in the social hierarchy by becoming artisans, merchants, or other types of professionals.

The answer would be letter A.