The people of the Medieval times were very segregated. They believed that whatever class you were born into was where you would stay until you die. Peasants were not equal to the aristocrats and instead had to work for them. The bishop of Constance called together serfs to tell them they should choose a task, such as a carpenter, miller, gardener, or cobbler and work for an estate for the rest of their life. The Constance also told them that if they died their inheritance would be passed down to their heir, but if someone else inherited the land then they wouldn't have their gifts.
"Medieval Sourcebook: Gebhard, Bishop of Constance: Allocation of Serfs to Crafts,990." FORDHAM.EDU. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/990serfcrafts.html
"File:Kulikov In a Peasant's House.jpg - Wikimedia Commons." Main Page - Wikimedia Commons. Web. 14 Apr. 2010. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kulikov_In_a_peasant%27s_house.jpg
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