What was hard in the Middle Ages and why?

Life was hard in the Middle Ages mainly because of The Feudal System (also known as Feudalism). This system made life hard because there was a social hierarchy. This meant that life was sort of put into a pyramid. At the top was the people with supreme power, the King and Queen and basically everyone living in royalty. Next would be the tenants-in-chief (lords and bishops). Next down would be the sub-tenants (knights and lesser clergy). The lowest social group was the peasantry. These were the people that had a hard life, in fact, a VERY hard life. These people lived on minimal food and very hard labor. Basically if you were born into a peasant family, that's where you would be for the rest of your life and for your future generations. It was very rare that anyone could go higher up the social ladder, especially from the peasants. Unless of course you became a knight or married someone rich. Going up the social ladder by marrying someone rich was also extremely rare because noblewomen and noblemen back then, rarely married because of what we call today, true love. They married people who would either add to their wealth or be a good addition to their family's name.