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How did the social structure during the Middle Ages reflect the worldview at the time? -After the fall of the Roman Empire, the feudal system was formed in Europe -In the system the monarchs granted land to important nobles for military support -Other powerful landholding nobles were persuaded through diplomacy to form alliances and give support to a central monarch -Nobles promised to provide the monarch soldiers and supplies when needed, as well as support through taxes -They often gave their land to the lesser nobles or knights -The most common person were serfs -Peasants were property of their lords and worked the land for them -Peasants got there own house but could not move -Peasents had to give part of there crops and some produce to the nobles who gave it to the King and Queen -Serfs served as solders in war, but in return, in the nobles offered protection from invaders -The vassal was a holder of the land

The social structure during the middle ages affected the worldview because the high up in the feudal system you were the more powerful you were and the more people respected you. The lower down the feudal system you were the least power you had and the less respect people had for you. The king was the most powerful and pretty much controlled everything but the serfs and peasants you the least powerful and worked the hardest for very little.