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What are facts about serfs in the middle ages?
they were swagadelic
What did Sparta do to its neighbors the Messenians?
It took their territory and reduced them to serfs.
What were the slaves called in Sparta?
They were not slaves - they were serfs, ie bound to the land. The had some rights, and were entitled to the produce of the land after paying tribute to their owners. And they couldn't be sold. So no, they were not slaves.These serfs were called Helots
How were serfs different from peasants?
A peasant was a small farmer, who might be a serf, a free tenant, or even a yeoman who had his own land. A serf was usually a peasant, but not always. A serf bound to a manor, and was not free to leave it. Aside from being a farmer, serf could also be a laborer of some type. So many peasants were serfs, and most serfs were peasants.
What was a helot in spartan society?
A member of a class of Serfs, intermediate between slaves and citizens
