Everyday life Flashcards
How did peasants farm?
The field would be divided into 3. Crop rotation was used for 2/3 fields that would be harvested in autumn and spring. The third was left fallow so that it became fertile the next year. Livestock razed on the third field and provided fertiliser.
When were boys considered adults?
15yo
When could girls get married
14 and most fell pregnant at age 12
How long did the average person live for?
30-35years
Married couples would have ___ kids
2 or 3
Women: legal rights and independence
They had few legal rights and no financial independence
Peasants tasks =
Manual ploughing, sowing, weeding, harvesting and threshing
What did male peasants wear?
Tunics with hoods
What did female peasants where?
Sleeveless shirt/dress
What did housing reflect?
Social status and wealth
What were peasants’ house made out of?
Wood and they were quite small
Where did towns people buy there bread from an their pies/pastries from?
Bread = baker Pies/pasteries = cook
Who was plague considered a punishment from
God
Who did people pray to when they were sick?
God
What did ‘doctors’ test of their patients?
Their urine and would test the colour
