Lordswereatthetopofthesocial,economic,andspiritualcenter

appointedpriests
collectedtaxes

Lessthan10%ownedland,and0.5%owned30%oftheland
Whydidntthe90/99/99.5%revolt??
Apeasantwouldratherhaveasandwichthananidea
Peasantsareinherentlyconservative
TheGreatChainofBeing:schemetokeepthepeasantsdown
Order:
God
Angels
Man
kings
aristocrats
upper
lower
peasants
Animals
Plants
Stones
ThoseattopclosertoGodthanthoseatthebottom
Humansarehalfwaydownthechainsuspendedbetweenangelsand
animals
Entirechain(apartfromGod)canbefurtherdivided
Topofchainisanalogoustotheheadofthewholechain:Godhimself
Itwasachain,NOTALADDER(nomobility)
toattackthechainwastocommittreasonagainstgod
Education
Twobeliefsdesignedtomitigatetheworsteffectsofinequality
Paternalism
Deference

WorldviewofEuropeca.1450
EuropecalledChristendom
ConfessionalDivision/ProtestantReformation
hasnot
yetoccurred

UniversalbeliefinGod
Createdtheuniverse,orderedit,activeineverydayworkings
Omnipresent
Describedtheuniversewithmetaphors
Referredtostateasbodypolitic
Earthatcenterofuniverse