The Church's Social Hierarchy In Fifteenth Century Germany

During fifteenth century Germany the Christian Church ruled all the land. The Church controlled everything during this time including the laws, events and festivities, and controlled the lives of many germans. The Church controlled all of this by the threat of if the people of Germany do not do as the Church says they will go to hell, but if they do as the Church says and they stay on the Church’s good side then they will find themselves in Heaven. The Church also controlled the people of Germany by creating Germany’s social hierarchy, which of course out the Church on top of everybody. There was not much structure to the hierarchy of Germany. There were those affiliated with the Church (Lords, Clergy, The Pope) and those who were not working in the Church (Common Men/Peasants). This lead to many people who did not work in or with the church to be treated harsh and unfair. Throughout fifteenth century Germany, the church created the social hierarchy for Germany; with the church on the top while the common men, or peasants, at the bottom. …show more content…
The people of Germany were very religious at the time and no one wanted to voluntarily send themselves to hell so they cooperates with the Church. The Church would do many things with their power and at the end of the day whatever the Church said was what went. During this time in Germany the Church was the law, the judge, and the jury. The Church also created a social hierarchy for Germany. This hierarchy put the church and people affiliated with the church on top and everyone else on the