The Role of Common People in the Violence of the Period

The role of common people in the violence of the period can best be described as

A) rare; peasants only resorted to violence when outsiders threatened their communities.
B) very widespread; ordinary people commonly participated in the wars and in violence against enemies, such as heretics, that they perceived to be in their midst.
C) sporadic; seldom did common people resort to violence; when they did, there seemed to be no pattern to their behavior.
D) always led by outsiders such as a reformer preacher or royal officials.
E) often being the result of food shortages and high prices.