Answer and Explanation:
The Middle Ages was a period of time categorized for its famine, plague, wars/crusades, and "backward-ness".
1. Nobles often dominated over serfs, who barely had a livelihood and had to work for these lords.
2. The Black Death hit in the Late Middle Ages, creating a death toll that rose to about 1/3 of the population.
3. Terrible weather patterns resulted in poor harvest yields and thus led to the Great Famine.
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