ABSTRACT
The passage of time weakened the social bond that held the feudal landlord, the clergy, and the serfdom together. The need of the growing society which the peasantry could not meet by itself any longer, gave rise to a new class of citizenry. The task of manufacturing such items as clothing, building material, furniture, and certain agricultural products fell into the hands of artisans, who, because of their dependence on one another, clustered together in communities which later developed into cities.
