During the time of the Middle Ages there were many professions a person could have in the average life. In this time period the jobs a person had would often reflect how their lives were going to go. The lives of a lord‚ knight‚ monk‚ nun‚ peasant man and woman were all very different. This was a time when castles were used to protect the higher ups of society and a time when people were paid to play music and recite poems as entertainment. The Medieval times were full of songs and poetry. Many poems
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From 550CE to 1550CE‚ there was the time period known as the Medieval Era‚ or Middle Ages. This is where the Feudal system thrived‚ Kings and Queens were ruled over by the Pope‚ superstition was believed by everyone‚ knights fought for their clan‚ servants and peasants served for the Lord and Ladies‚ and castles were the magnificent structures that defended these people and displayed their wealth. Castles were originally built in France but were introduced to England in 1066 by William the Conquer
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Peasants in the Middle Ages – Answer Key 1. Peasants were mainly what during the middle ages? Answer: b. Agricultural farmers 2. Define freeman: Answer: peasants who paid a fixed rent‚ either in money or produce‚ for the use of their land. 3. What was the difference between a peasant and a freeman? Answer: A peasant was not completely free‚ but a freeman could own their holdings or
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Women in the Middle Ages In the middle ages‚ the typical woman would not have had the freedom to do what she wanted; she would have to obey the male members of her family. This included her husband‚ brothers‚ uncles and even her own sons (http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/). However‚ there were many women who did not fall under this category of typical women and would manipulate‚ control or disobey the men around them giving them more power. In "The Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer we have Emelye
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During the time of the Middle Passage‚ the people on the various slave ships suffered constantly because of sickness‚ cruelty to the Africans‚ and lack of food and water. I didn’t matter what race they were because they were all stuck on the same boat‚ with the same diseases going around. The conditions of the boat they were staying on were unacceptable. There was blood and mucus all over the floor boards from the disease called the flux‚ which caused a lot of slaves to catch the flux as well and
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The middle ages were a period of time in medieval europe that ranged from the 5th century to the 15th century. They came to be after the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 C.E. Armor is sheets or pieces of metal that warriors or soldiers would wear into battle to protect their body‚ Knights in medieval ages normally wore chainmail armour. A lance is a pole like weapon that was made for the purpose by a horseback knight or warrior. It was known as a military or sporting weapon‚ depending on
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think that it is associated with Satanism and Demons. You could distinguish “White Witches” from “Black Witches”. Black witches typically used magic to cause physical and/or practical harm. The difference between the two was forgotten during the Renaissance Era‚ known for its notorious witch-hunts. Black magic was not taken lightly‚ and many feared those who used it. Many forget that magic has no color‚ that it is colorless. People associated Black as evil and white as pure. Wicca is a religion influenced
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The Age of Faith The Middle Ages are commonly remembered for King Arthur tales‚ violent crusades‚ widespread illiteracy and the bubonic plague. Yet so much more is worthy of remembrance. The philosophers of "The Age of Reason" called the Middle Ages the "Age of Faith". The Middle Ages were steeped in reason‚ logic‚ and natural philosophy. The Middle Ages is usually defined as the period between the fall of the last Roman emperor in the West (476 A.D.) and the fall of Constantinople to the Turks
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less‚ accumulated during the period surrounding the First Crusade. With the Muslim armies closing in upon the seat of the Byzantine Empire‚ Constantinople‚ the kingdoms in the west had to act fast since the Byzantine city was the gateway from the Middle East to the Western World. Blessed Pope Urban II‚ in a desperate call for help‚ gave his famous speech at Clermont in 1095 calling all Christian men to‚ "Guard on all sides the flock committed to you‚" against the Muslim invaders. His call was heeded
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The middle ages where times of great need‚ especially for orphans. What did they wear was it formal wear or was it raggedy wear? What did they did they even have beds. Could they get adopted by kings and queens and become princes and princesses.How where there living conditions. What was the adoptions proses like was it easy to be adopted or was a long tiresome proses. The adoption of orphans’ medieval times was not as vigorous as adoption in these ages. Children were placed in good homes as they
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