How did a fourth order come into existence on Europe?

1.	How did a fourth order come into existence on Europe?
Answer» Rise of ‘Fourth Order’ –\xa0New Towns and Townspeople\tExpansion in agriculture was accompanied by growth in three related areas: population, trade and towns.\tThe towns of the Roman Empire had become deserted and ruined after its fall. But from the eleventh century, as agriculture increased and became able to sustain higher levels of population, towns began to grow again\tTowns offered the prospect\xa0of paid work and freedom from the lord’s control, for young people from peasant families.\tThe bigger towns had populations of about 30,000. They could be said to have formed a\xa0‘fourth’ order.

Discussion