Problems with Serfdom Flashcards
What did Serfdom ultimately prevent?
Industrialisation
What precedes an Industrial Revolution?
an agricultural revolution
Where do peasants normally go at the start of an Industrial Revolution?
In the West and European countries, peasants move from the country to towns and cities to become urban worker
Why wouldn’t peasants be able to migrate to towns and cities to work as urban workers if there was an Industrial Revolution?
They are tied to their land
Why don’t nobles have an incentive to revolutionise productivity and agriculture?
Prestige of a noble is based on number of Serfs he owns meaning they have an unlimited supply of labour
Why don’t serfs have an incentive to revolutionise productivity and agriculture?
Serfs don’t own any land and can’t sell anything so any innovation they make would only benefit their landowner
