Middle Ages Section 2

What were the different ways of living?

• Depended on where they lived
• Middle ages 476 AD-1500’s
• Lives of townspeople were different from nobles or peasants
• Depended on climate

Where was the manor?

• A manor was a farm or estate
• A king or queen had many different farms
• Fiefs had many manors
• The royal household moved around a lot because they needed so many things

How was life as a serf?

• Peasants who worked on farms were serfs.
• Manos were divided into fields, fields into strips
• Serfs usually lived on the manor their whole life
• Serfs gave food to the owner of land

How was life in the city?

• Cities were crowded and dirty
• Peoples names usually told their trade
• Buildings were close together and very little sunlight entered the streets
• Goods were sold in the shop they were made in

Did guilds regulate business?

• A person with a trade belonged to a trade guild
• Guilds controlled rules for trade, this is a monopoly
• Artesian-masters taught apprentices
• A middle level trades person was a journeyman

What was the life of a monk about?

• Religion was very big
• Had religion communities
• Mink houses were monasteries
• Had to obey abbot or head of monastery
• Nuns lived in covenant

What was the “War for The Cross?”

• It was a crusade to take back the Holy Land from Muslims
• The battle cry was “It is the will of God”
• The symbol was a cross sown on clothing
• Thousands of men and women joined the crusade