MEDIEVAL SOCIETY IN EUROPE: 500-1500 CE

HOUSING: PEASANT/SERFA Peasant’s House

Made from wood and stone—wattle and daub

Roof made from thatch

Part of the house would be for animals

House would be outside of the castle/manor, in the fields

HOUSING: KING/QUEEN, LORDS/LADIES, CHURCH LEADERS

King/Queen would have a castle with many peasants working for them

A Lord/Lady would have a Manor, like a castle but smaller

A Pope would have a cathedral but a priest would live like a peasant

MEDIEVAL DIET: PEASANT

Typical Diet Sample One:2 cups beans2 whole wheat bread3 pints ale 4 cups turnips (4000 calories)

Typical Diet Sample Two:2 cups beans3 whole eggs 3 cups oats (porridge)3 pints ale 8 ounces cheese (3500 calories)

MEDIEVAL DIET: KING/NOBLES

Hunting was a privilege of the lords so they had access to meat!

Duck Chicken Goose PorkTurkey Rabbit Fish Beef

MEDIEVAL CLOTHING: DEPENDED ON YOUR PLACE IN THE FEUDAL PYRAMID

Kings/Queens, Noblemen/Noblewomen Colourful clothes Headresses, belts, sashes Jewellery and a variety of

footwear Various materials

Linen Silk Wool

MEDIEVAL CLOTHING: DEPENDED ON YOUR PLACE IN THE FEUDAL PYRAMID

Peasants/Serfs would have one set of clothesFor workMade of wool (not dyed)

Specialized clothing:Monk, Nuns, Doctors, Tradesmen, Knights

ENTERTAINMENT IN THE MIDDLE AGES: ALSO DEPENDED ON YOUR PLACE IN

FEUDAL SOCIETYIn the castle: Entertainers (jesters, jugglers, storytellers)

Chess, checkers, backgammon, dice, cards

Indoor games and activitiesMusic and dancing

Peasants/village dwellers:Played outdoor games (stickball, soccer)

Foot races, tag, hide and seekCards

KnightsJousts and tournamentsFeats of strength

MEDIEVAL TRAINING AND EDUCATION Training for Trades:

APPRENTICESHIP

MASTERY

JOINING A GUILD

Training for the Nobles:

GRAMMAR SCHOOL

PRIVATE TUTORS

MUSIC, ARTS, MILITARY

FAMILY IN MEDIEVAL WESTERN EUROPE A Peasant Family:

Father and Mother Worked on all the jobs together

Children—many (no birth control)Started working on the farm at

age 7Were married off at age 10 Were the property of the Lord

A Noble Family:

Father and MotherFather looked after all moneyMother entertained and looked

after children

Children—boys were preferredWere sent to study with

church/nobles at age 7Promised to be married at age 10

PICTURE CREDITS (NOT FORMATTED PROPERLY BUT A START)

•Men and women working in the fields http://www.traditioninaction.org/religious/d009rpVeil_5_Goodman.htm

•Picture of the Manor and surrounding buildingshttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nlXEJXtaQ/UhKU6IpT_pI/AAAAAAAAASQ/ME0FGCvOFbI/s1600/Manorchart.jpg

•Mediveal social structure http://moodle.kibsd.org/m/pluginfile.php/23302/mod_page/content/9/medieval%20society%20and%20church%20hierarchy%20compared.png

•Kings, Queens, Nobles, Knights, Peasants http://image.slidesharecdn.com/7thgradeworldhistoryavisualsummary-110428182702-phpapp02/95/7th-grade-world-history-visual-summary-17-728.jpg?cb=1304033707