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The Three Estates

The Three Estates . Of Medieval Europe. The First Estate:. Religious Clergy Less than 1% of the population Enjoyed great wealth and privilege Collected tithes Paid no taxes to the government. The Second Estate:. Nobility Less than 2% of the population

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The Three Estates

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  1. The Three Estates Of Medieval Europe

  2. The First Estate: Religious Clergy • Less than 1% of the population • Enjoyed great wealth and privilege • Collected tithes • Paid no taxes to the government

  3. The Second Estate: Nobility • Less than 2% of the population • Received top jobs in government, military, courts, and even the church • Responsible for providing protection

  4. The Third Estate: Merchants and artisans/skilled craftsmen Questions: • What are some examples of merchants? • What are some examples of artisans and skilled craftsmen?

  5. The Third Estate: Merchants and artisans/skilled craftsmen Questions: • What are some examples of merchants? • Bankers, Shop owners • What are some examples of artisans and skilled craftsmen? • Glass blowers, leather workers, butchers, bakers, carpenters, masons

  6. Merchants and artisans/skilled craftsmen • Top of the Third Estate • Not peasants, but not nobles • Would later become the “middle class” • About 8% of the population • Many lived comfortable lives

  7. The Third Estate: Peasants and serfs Questions: • What kind of jobs would peasants and serfs perform? • Why would they be happy with their lifestyle? • Why would they be frustrated with their lifestyle?

  8. The Third Estate: Peasants and serfs Questions: • What kind of jobs would peasants and serfs perform? • Farming, taking care of animals, “daily grind” • Why would they be happy with their lifestyle? • Content, no pressures, just do your job, taken care of and protected • Why would they be frustrated with their lifestyle? • No opportunity to advance in society, not content, see how they live versus how everyone else lives, a lot of hard work

  9. Peasants and serfs • Made up roughly 90% of the total population • Worked to provide for the first two estates • Also paid high taxes to support the first two estates • Technically free, but serfs/peasants were bound to the land

  10. Now create two of your own questions regarding the three estates of Medieval Europe

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