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Peasant Life

Half-Hour History: Secrets of the Medieval World

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The Inefficient System of Farming

In medieval farming, workers had to pay rent and fees in return for living. They also had to provide three days of labor every week on their boss's fields. "Less than half of the time you're working for yourself," he says.

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