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Life in Medieval Europe

Life in Medieval Europe. EQ: Describe the social structure of life in Medieval Europe. Knighthood in Medieval Europe. Young men went through stages of education and training to become a knight Page: Young boy Squire: Ages 12-18, assistant to knight Knight: got knighted from 18-21

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Life in Medieval Europe

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  1. Life in Medieval Europe EQ: Describe the social structure of life in Medieval Europe

  2. Knighthood in Medieval Europe • Young men went through stages of education and training to become a knight Page: Young boy Squire: Ages 12-18, assistant to knight Knight: got knighted from 18-21 • Tournaments: exhibitions where knights would fight on horseback and foot • Joust: knock each other off horses using lance

  3. Health in Medieval Europe • Physicians: doctors wore silk robes, charged too much • Bloodletting: incisions to drain “bad blood” out of sick people • When graveyards filled up, the dead were put in rivers or in big holes until they overflowed

  4. Justice in Medieval Europe • Accused could prove innocence through duel • Trial by combat: involved two knights who would prove guilty/not guilty through fight • Execution: death through beheading • Parliaments created laws and consequences to deal with problems

  5. Commerce in Medieval Europe • Merchants: shopkeepers and traders • Peddlers: those who traveled around to sell items • Fair: gathering of traders and shopkeepers to sell and trade items

  6. Peasants in Medieval Europe • Serf: peasants who are tied to a feudal lord as worker in exchange for protections • Serfs had 3 or 4 benches, a chest, and a table • Women serfs worked along men, cared for family, and woven clothes

  7. Guilds in Medieval Europe • Craft guild: association of craftsmen who worked to together for better benefits and profits • Apprentice: young boy between the ages of 10-14 who worked alongside a craftsmen and learned a skill

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